Avery staff will attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference in Toronto, Mar. 29- Apr. 2, 2012. Carole Ann Fabian, Avery Director, is the Conference Co-Chair for Programs and will also present an update on the Built Works Registry (BWR) — a collaborative Avery, ARTstor and Getty project. Now in its second year of development, the BWR […]
Month: March 2012
Avery in Modernism Magazine
Architect Wallace K. Harrison visited New York's Allied Arts Exhibition in 1931, and purchased the Aluminaire House for $1,000. Built of steel and aluminum, it was designed by Albert Frey and A. Lawrence Kocher. He had it dismantled and transported to a 25-acre site he had purchased in Huntington, Long Island, to serve as his […]
Avery congratulates Streetscapes
Avery Library congratulates NY Times Streetscapes column on its 25th anniversary Mar. 17!! A wonderful column about the history of New York architecture and real estate it provides a valuable tool for readers conducting research or simply interested in preservation and architecture. Christopher Gray, column editor, frequently uses Avery Library material and his researcher, Suzanne […]
Welcome back!
Welcome back from Spring break! Ready to dive into studying? Here are our hours for the remainder of the semester. […]
Avery Library Spring Break Hours
We hope you enjoy Spring Break! Check here for our hours. […]
Graffiti art/Street art
Graffiti art: is it an oxymoron? Generally regarded as being born in New York City, graffiti art has spread throughout the world, and has been used as a means of political, economic, psychological and sometimes even gratuitous protest. The world has seen an ever-increasing number of publications on the subject (exhibitions catalogs, documentary films, and […]