Rare Books & Arts

All aboard!

All aboard!

December 13, 2011

Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

A beautiful new book highlighting the railroad photography of American photographer and train enthusiast David Plowden provoked a certain train of thought (sorry, I couldn’t resist!): Requiem for steam :… Read More ›

Festive Listening Post

Festive Listening Post

December 9, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Christmas festivity is one of the current themes on Listening Post 2 in Arts.  Titles featured include The First Nowell : a choral Christmas, The Top 20 Christmas Carols : as chosen by… Read More ›

By the pricking of my thumbs, something embroidered this way comes!

By the pricking of my thumbs, something embroidered this way comes!

December 2, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

Today’s instalment features a guest post by Sandra who works in our Australian Manuscripts Collection. A keen needleworker, Sandra has been keeping the Arts Library “on the ball” as far as this aspect of… Read More ›

Bernard Smith 1916-2011

Bernard Smith 1916-2011

November 27, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

With the death earlier this year of Bernard Smith, Australia lost one of its greatest intellectuals and most probing cultural historians. He was a great friend to this Library and… Read More ›

Playing for Australia in November

Playing for Australia in November

November 23, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

Apparently November is Australian Music Month (don’t ask, just enjoy!), which is a good excuse to highlight some of the Australian music we have in our collection! Corroboree ; An… Read More ›

Nutcracker Christmas Special Screening.

Nutcracker Christmas Special Screening.

November 23, 2011

Dance, Rare Books & Arts:

The next and final program in the Music and Dance on Film series for 2011, is a new and dazzling production of Nutcracker – the ballet for the festive season.… Read More ›

Playing for Australia in November

Playing for Australia in November

November 20, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Apparently November is Australian Music Month (don’t ask, just enjoy!), which is a good excuse to highlight some of the Australian music we have in our collection! Corroboree ; An… Read More ›

New CD Listening in Arts

New CD Listening in Arts

November 17, 2011

Music, Musicals, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

New CDs arriving into the collection include music from icons of pop culture such as Peter, Paul & Mary, George Harrison and Santana ;  jazzy moods with The Syncopators ;  and classical favourites like The… Read More ›

Spring is sprung

Spring is sprung

November 13, 2011

Dance, Music, Painting, Rare Books & Arts:

Spring is most definitely in the air, not to mention the eyes, the nose, the throat, etc., and it’s a season that has been celebrated by many artists over the years; maybe… Read More ›

Some startlingly visual art

Some startlingly visual art

November 9, 2011

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

Postcards of the Wiener Werkstätte : selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection : a catalogue raisonné edited by Elisabeth Schmuttermeier and Christian Witt-Dörring   If you’re still recovering from… Read More ›