NEW YORK, January 17, 2012 – The Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library is pleased to announce the donation of the architectural archives and research files of architect and historian Edgar Tafel, as well as a $100,000 gift to support the processing, preservation, and presentation of the collection. The donation was made by the Edgar […]
Avery Library open on MLK
Please note that Avery Library will be open on Monday, January 16th with the following exceptions: Avery Classics, Drawings & Archives, Art Properties, Avery Index and Bibliographic Services will be closed. We will operate with minimal public service staff levels to accommodate researchers for the day. See our hours. […]
Contemporary Chinese Art Books at Avery Library
Here is a brief selection of contemporary Chinese art books recently acquired at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library: Wu Hung with the assistance of Peggy Wang, editors. Contemporary Chinese art : primary documents. New York : Museum of Modern Art ; Durham, N.C. : Distributed by Duke University Press, c2010. Avery Fine Arts […]
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year from Avery Library! Our Classics Collection has a wonderful publication from 1903 of the Tournament of Roses which includes photos of Pasadena. Check out the Avery Classics Collection homepage for more information on using the collection. We will be closed 12/31-1/3. […]
Avery Holiday & Intersession Hours
We will be open Wed, Thurs and Fri between Christmas and New Year’s. We will also have changed hours during Intersession until Jan. 17. Be sure to check for other schedule changes:daily calendar […]
“Greetings from North Pole, N.Y.!”
This souvenir folder of folding postcards is part of the Avery Classics collection which has over three thousand postcard books featuring American cities and towns. Intended to be mailed as souvenirs, these postcard books date from the 1890s to the 1950s and often include views of significant buildings–or charming local attractions, as the case […]
Avery Photos of Beekman Tower Hotel
Photos from the Avery Library Drawings & Archives Collection of the interior of the Beekman Tower Hotel (Panhellenic House) were used in the Dec. 1, 2011 Christopher Gray "Streetscapes" column in the NY Times. […]
Avery Classics books in The Greatest Grid exhibition
This week marks the opening of "The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011" at the Museum of the City of New York This show features two works from the Avery Classics collection: Simeon DeWitt’s Elements of Perspective (1813) and Le Corbusier’s Quand les cathédrales étaient blanches: voyage au pays des timides (1937). Located […]
Avery Library Remembers World AIDS Day
Today is World AIDS Day. Avery Library remembers those students, faculty, librarians and administrators we have lost and those who are still living with this disease. […]
Avery Library Thanksgiving Hours
Happy Thanksgiving from Avery Library! We will be closed Thurs. 11/24 & Fri. 11/25. Be sure to check for other schedule changes: Thanksgiving Break hours […]