Gallery Exhibits

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Gallery exhibit for Lincoln, HST3107 The US Civil Rights Movement

Historical Resources that relate to the scenes in the HBC 1920 Pageant

Browse biographical information about the writers and directors included in this edition.

View the films featured in this edition here.

A gallery illustrating semester projects on Wuthering Heights, Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and Jane Eyre.

Our class exhibition designed on COVE focuses on the history of children’s literature through canonical texts. Students will select one work from a list of chronologically arranged books, choosing 4-5 images for a virtual display case to illuminate the chosen book’s importance to the history of children’s literature. Students will write an introduction, headers, and captions for their case, complete a reflection on their experiences mounting an online…

To better understand the world of Jane Austen's works, we need to understand the society she is writing in. Even though she does not often describe what her characters are dressed in, when she does bring up fashion, it is often notable in terms of character personality, social status, or plot. Regency fashion is notable in its distinct rejection of the former era of fashion as it had neoclassical influence, simplicity, and natural beauty. 

Assemblies, balls, and dancing are central to the plots and themes of many of Jane Austen’s novels.  Similarly, these events were central to sociability during the Georgian and Regency Eras, as they provided a socially acceptable setting for men and women to meet and begin forming relationships.  Knowledge of these aspects of society help readers to better understand Austen’s writing.  This exhibit displays various aspects of balls and dancing during the Regency Era, including…

A gallery exhibit showcasing the military, their role, and their impact on the society and world of Jane Austen and her novels. As Jane Austen spent a majority of her life during wartime and had brothers in the military, she was very familiar with how her militia behaved off of the battlefield. Many of the images presented are drawings of genuine military artifacts used by the English Miliary during the Napoleonic, French, and American Revolution wars. Other images are satirical pieces…

A gallery exhibit showcasing religion in Jane Austen's Society. A variety of images are displayed and shown, including religious clothing from the time in which Jane Austen was alive, an 1806 King James Bible, old Church documents playfully filled out by Austen and a marriage witness signature from her and her sister, stained glass windows, and church pews that discuss designated seating between rich and poor individuals. The Anglican customs and beliefs are displayed throughout each of…

The intricacies of courtship and marriage come with webs of harsh rules and nuance in etiquette. This exhibit explores the different aspects of marriage and courtship during the Regency era as well as in Jane Austen's novels in how men and women could get to know one another in ways that were socially acceptable -- through the courtship rules and rituals, to chaperones and their roles; the overwhelming politics within marriage and the business transactional aspects that still surrounded it;…

Each student will contribute 2 annotated images for an online exhibit featuring illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley and S.H. Sime, two influential illustrators of what might be called Decadent horror and fantasy. Annotations should highlight key aspects of each image and help viewers understand its historical/cultural significance.

Your own comparisons of land and landscape.

The shift from Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s to Pop Art in the 1960s refelcted societal changes influenced by postwar consumerism, technological advancements, and the rise of mass media.

While Abstract Expressionism emphasized emotional intensity and individual expression, Pop Art used bold, familiar imagery and commercial aesthetics to critique violence and address pressing social issues, using irony to engage a wider audience in anti-war and nonviolence messages. Pop Art also…

Exhibit for Blood Meridian/True History of Glanton Gang

In a 1908 interview that appeared in The Strand, illustrator Sidney H. Sime claims his work was deeply influenced by his own "omnivorous and indiscriminate reading" (notably including works by Poe and De Quincey), by illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, and by Japanese art. According to Sime, Beardsley's morbid temperament and "extraordinary" technique had undoubtedly influenced himself and nearly every one of his contemporary illustrators. He claimed that the same was also true of Japanese Art. An…

This gallery includes images and information to supplement the 1851 narrative “An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street," by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, in the collection Shades of Meaning: A Haunted Victorians Anthology.

This gallery includes images and information to supplement the 1852 narrative “The Old Nurse's Story," by Elizabeth Gaskell, in the collection Shades of Meaning: A Haunted Victorians Anthology.

This gallery includes images and information to supplement the 1882 narrative "The Open Door," by Charlotte Riddell, in the collection Shades of Meaning: A Haunted Victorians Anthology.

This gallery includes images and information to supplement the 1892 narrative “The Skeleton,” by Rabindranath Tagore, in the collection Shades of Meaning: A Haunted Victorians Anthology.

This gallery includes images and information to supplement the 1894 narrative “Herself,” by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, in the collection Shades of Meaning: A Haunted Victorians Anthology.

Immigration has profoundly shaped New Jersey's cultural identity, enriching its communities through diverse traditions, cuisines, and arts. Since 1960, waves of immigrants have revitalized neighborhoods, fueled economic growth, and introduced new perspectives that define the state’s vibrant and inclusive character. This exhibit explores the dynamic ways immigration has woven itself into the fabric of New Jersey, celebrating the stories, contributions, and cultural legacies that continue to…

Your Face of the Course Projects will all be placed Here!

Your Imagine the Installation Projects will all be placed Here!

All of our Class Images (and videos and some articles) are found here!

By J. McNeven - collections.vam.ac.uk, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=665739

Our class gallery on COVE will focus on the Great Exhibition of 1851—Prince Albert’s brainchild and, to the Victorians, the greatest sight in the history of the world. The Great Exhibition, which ran from May 1 to October 15, 1851, celebrated the global prominence of British industry and the manifold achievements of the “civilized” world.…

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A collection of images that illuminate the Romantics.

This gallery collects examples of the ‘afterlives’ of the Victorian Gothic – the ways in which it has persisted into the 20th/21st centuries in literature and in all kinds of popular culture forms – movies, TV, podcasts and other online narratives, manga, anime, comic books , photographs and images – almost any form you can think of. Students in the class are collecting these and contributing them to the gallery from which we draw examples we’ll look at at the end of each class. …