Better On Paper: Recent Acquisitions of Prints, Drawings, Photographs and Books
| Dates: | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Sunday, June 1, 2025 |
| Hours: | 11:00 am |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Arts & Culture |
The Davis and the Wellesley College Library Special Collections join together to celebrate acquisitions of works on paper from the last decade that represent Wellesley’s commitment to inclusive excellence.Often collaborating with Wellesley faculty, staff, and students, curators have acquired the objects in Better on Paper to support and expand the Wellesley College curriculum.
With books and works on paper that connect to every department on campus, Wellesley continues to enhance its renowned collections through purchases, gifts, and bequests.
The prints, drawings, photographs, books, and other objects in Better on Paper originate from around the globe, spanning diverse makers and approaches, and dating to many periods.
The Davis and Special Collections each host around 100 class visits annually.
The majority of the Davis’s collection consists of works on paper, including prints, drawings, collages, photographs, and more.
In addition to displaying them in special exhibitions and the long-term galleries, Davis staff and Wellesley faculty frequently select artworks for class visits to the Print Study Room.
Better on Paper includes just a fraction of the over 4,000 works on paper collected by the Davis between 2014 and 2024, highlighting many previously unseen artworks.
This exhibition emphasizes contemporary art, while also showcasing many new acquisitions of art from past centuries.
Special Collections stewards rare books, manuscripts, contemporary limited editions, and non-traditional artists’ books.
Through gifts and purchases over the last decade, over 2,000 acquisitions have been added.
These include an instructive geography game for children, a satirical fan, and other objects of cultural history–in addition to many printed and manuscript books.
Faculty, students, and independent scholars can request to view materials in Special Collections for individual research and class visits.
In Better on Paper, curators highlight objects that support study in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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