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Writing Home by Sheryl Oring

Golden Gate Bridge by P. & D. Thomas

Original watercolor illustrations of, and a short handwritten text about the Golden Gate Bridge are mounted within the rectangular cutouts of an accordion fold book structure made of a map, colored papers, painted paper, string, and ribbon. When opened, the book mimics the structure of the bridge.

Women’s History Month continues with a brief look at our Isadora Duncan program collection. Ms. Duncan has been called by many as the “Mother of Modern Dance” due to her unique, free spirited style of dance which broke away from the rigidity of 19th century ballet. This collection of programs partially tracks her professional career by showing her movement across the globe and introduction of new pieces throughout the years. These particular programs are a sampling of Dutch, American, and Greek performances.

Clearly our student assistant forgot how calendars work because she didn't realize that February would be over by the time she got back to work on Monday. Her bad. But that isn't gonna keep her from sharing one last bit of history. So, here is another piece from our collection about black history. This is a collection of poetry from black poets and is another example of people that are probably way cooler than our student assistant.

Here is a piece from our regional history collection all about the black music scene in Los Angeles. It's full of pictures of people that are definitely way cooler than our student assistant can ever hope to be.

What better for black history month than finding a historical pamphlet from a past black history event?

For our next post for Black History Month we thought we would highlight some fabulous ladies that worked for emancipation.