Arts librarians have already met many new students in orientation sessions, and we hope your fall term is off to a good start.
Changes in effect this fall:
You can now choose Haas as a pickup point for Interlibrary Loan materials as well as Borrow Direct and Eli Express books.
Arts Library Special...
Librarian and avid bookplate collector Zella Allen Dixson claims that “the prime requisite for a good book-plate is an artistic client” (p. 10). Perhaps the most artistic clients of all are the many artists who design their own bookplates. Carl Stephen Junge (1880-1972) was a Chicago-based artist...
The Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University is pleased to announce the acquisition of the archives of Artspace, New Haven’s vibrant non-profit organization for contemporary art. Artspace is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, and the archive will preserve its legacy of...
The 21st International Festival of Arts & Ideas descends on New Haven for a 16-day celebration of arts and culture. This year’s festival, held from June 10th-25th, is comprised of performances, lectures, and exhibitions from a diverse and dynamic lineup of participants. The festival’s mission...
Founded in 1977, Barbarian Press is an exclusively letterpress operation producing fine press editions of literary works as well as a book series focused on wood engraving. In 2009, Barbarian Press acquired the Curwen Press archive of Monotype borders and ornaments. This bookplate features a...
The Yale Center for British Art reopens this week after a multi-year project to conserve its iconic building designed by Louis I. Kahn. The galleries have been refreshed and new spaces for study and teaching have been created. Accessibility of the building has also been improved.
The collection has...
On April 29, 2016, the Haas Arts Library hosted the awards ceremony for the annual Lohmann & Van Sinderen Prizes for Excellence in Undergraduate Printing and Design. The contest features digital and letterpress pieces planned and executed in the past academic year by current Yale undergraduates...
![[Ex libris C. S. Junge] by Carl S. Junge, [1916?], 6.5 x 6 cm. Carl S. Junge Collection (BKP 156), Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University.](https://web.library.yale.edu/sites/default/files/junge_exlibrisjunge500x500_0.jpg "[Ex libris C. S. Junge] by Carl S. Junge, [1916?], 6.5 x 6 cm. Carl S. Junge Collection (BKP 156), Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University.")
![[Ex libris Crispin & Jan Elsted at Barbarian Press] by Barbarian Press, [2015], 3.2 x 2.4 cm. Barbarian Press Bookplates (BKP 147), Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University.](https://web.library.yale.edu/sites/default/files/bkp147-b001-f000-iexlibriscrispinjanelsted001.jpg "[Ex libris Crispin & Jan Elsted at Barbarian Press] by Barbarian Press, [2015], 3.2 x 2.4 cm. Barbarian Press Bookplates (BKP 147), Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University.")
![Participants, judges, and guests viewing the [Lohmann] submissions. Image by Cindy Hwang, used with permission of the photographer.](https://web.library.yale.edu/sites/default/files/reception_500x500.jpg "Participants, judges, and guests viewing the [Lohmann] submissions. Image by Cindy Hwang, used with permission of the photographer.")