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Clay and Metal in Tandem

Works made in a collaborative independent study in three-dimensional art by George Lefkowicz ’25 and Nathan Parker ’26 supervised by Kelly Connole and Danny Saathoff. On view in the library entry until April 9, 2026.

ceramic and metal wire bowl

Special Collections Spotlight: Sewing Sampler

A notebook created in 1923 by Sayde Brown, a student at the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science

a book showing handwritten instructions on the left, with an embroidered sewing sample on the right

Special Collections Spotlight: Tintype Portrait in a Haudenosaunee beaded frame

Students in Professor Meredith McCoy’s course Theory and Practice of American Studies (AMST 345) spent several weeks immersed in a material culture learning exercise in Gould Library’s Special Collections classroom.…

A tintype portrait in a beaded frame

Learning from the Past, Illuminating the Future: Behnaz Karjoo and Contemporary Engagement with the Traditional Arts of Illumination, Islamic Geometry, and Calligraphy

An exhibition featuring the work of artist Behnaz Karjoo alongside her tools and materials as well as related items from Gould Library’s Special Collections

An image of a painting by Behnaz Karjoo

Man-made Language: Prestige, (Mis)understanding, and Power

An exploration of the invention of language, namely British and American English, and its roles as tool, weapon, barrier, and conduit. Featuring materials from Gould Library Special Collections and curated by Special Collections Assistant Zoe Roettger ’27.

A vibrant multimedia book cover, with a blurry face overlayed by the quote

Special Collections Spotlight: Armed Services Editions

The Council of Books in Wartime was founded in response to the book burnings that took place in Nazi Germany. With the motto “Books are Weapons in the War of…

A hand holds a small copy of the Great Gatsby.

Ceramic Arts of the Japanese Tea Ceremony

A selection of ceramics on loan from the Mathonnet-VanderWell Collection at Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College. Presented in conjunction with linked courses in Art History (ARTH 266) and Studio Art (ARTS 236).

Japanese Vase, Artist Unknown

Tales, Talismans, and Time Travel: Artist’s Books by Islam Aly

An exhibition of artist’s books from Gould Library Special Collections made by Egypt-based artist and educator Islam Aly Islam Aly is a book artist and lecturer of bookbinding at the…

A collage of patchwork fabric printed with cyanotype images and text

A Postcard from the Revolution

An exhibition curated by students enrolled in Dr. Mira Xenia Schwerda’s course Revolutionary Image Regimes: Curating Middle Eastern Photographs and Prints At the turn of the century novel social and…

An image of a postcard from the early 20th century showing a group of merchants

Sketching the South Pacific

Over the last thirty years, Carleton has offered a studio art focused off-campus studies program in the South Pacific. Since the retirement of program founder Professor Emeritus Fred Hagstrom, Professor…

An artist holds their sketchbook up showing the landscape and the watercolor they created of it

彼岸 – In Another Shore: Work by Shun Yong

Shun Yong employs photography, paper-making, and other media to explore a fear of loss, generational trauma, and curiosity about his identity as a second-generation Chinese immigrant in Malaysia and recent…

A moody image of shadowy foliage with flowers peeking through

Envisioning the Spirit, Inscribing the Voice: Books in Byzantium

This exhibit highlights research conducted by the students enrolled in The Byzantine World & Its Neighbors (HIST 233), taught by Professor of History and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies…

An illustrated manuscript from the Byzantine Era depicting St. Luke in a finely drawn setting, against a shiny gold (gilded) background

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