The following post was authored by Graduate Library Professional Juan-Pablo Gonzalez. Joseph Novak was The Chief Scenic Artist of The Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City, from 1910 to 1952—an approximately 40-year tenure. His archival papers consist of a collection of artistic works and associated documents that were originally donated to The Catholic University Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: Embodiment – Becoming the Spectacle of the Opera
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: 1930s, Al-Andalus, art, Art History, artoftheday, Bell Song, British India, Colonialism, Costume Design, Critique, Dark Skin, Decolonization, Eastern, Europe, Feminism, French Art, French Painting, Harem, India, Joseph Novak, Lakmé, Lilly Pons, Masjid, Met Opera, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera Company, Moorish, Moors, Mosques, Museum, North Africa, Odalisque, opera, Oriental, orientalism, Orientalist Art, Orientalists, Painting, Representation, set design, sexuality, Sociology of Art, special collections, Subversion, Temples, Thailand, theater, theatric, University Archives, vintage advertisement, vintage illustration, violence, Visual Art, Whiteness, الأنْدَلُس | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: The World is My Parish – James Magner
Author Katherine Santa Ana served as Graduate Library Pre-Professional (GLP), 2015-2017. One particular character looms large at the American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives: the Rev. Msgr. James Magner (1901-1995). Born in Illinois, he attended Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, was ordained in 1926 and completed his higher education in Rome at Read More
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