Category Archives: Firsts

LIBRARY SHELF: The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings

Posted on 5 May, 2012 by institute

Wilde, Oscar The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings (1982) FIRST LINE: “The artist is the creator of beautiful things.” ICI SHELF: Fiction ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (05-05-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: Vision and Painting

Posted on 3 May, 2012 by institute

Bryson, Norman Vision and Painting: The Logic of the Gaze (1983) FIRST LINE: “It is a sad fact: art history lags behind the study of the other arts.” ICI SHELF: Visuality ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (05-03-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: RE/Search #13

Posted on 30 April, 2012 by institute

Juno, Andrea and V. Vale, eds. RE/Search #13: Angry Women (1991) FIRST LINE: “Angry Women is not about women, but about the future survival of our planet.” ICI SHELF: RE/Search ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (04-30-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: Frida Kahlo

Posted on 26 April, 2012 by institute

Lowe, Sarah M. Frida Kahlo (1991) FIRST LINE: “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.” ICI SHELF: Artist Monographs ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (04-26-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: Books, Boxes and Portfolios

Posted on 14 April, 2012 by institute

Zeier, Franz Books, Boxes and Portfolios: Binding, Construction, and Design Step-by-Step (1983) FIRST LINE: “The steps described under this heading are not meant to be followed one by one.” ICI SHELF: Bookmaking ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (04-14-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: A Mapmaker’s Dream

Posted on 8 April, 2012 by institute

Cowan, James A Mapmaker’s Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice (1996) FIRST LINE: “For some time I have wanted to relate a circumstance that has been happening to me in recent years.” ICI SHELF: … Continue reading →

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EPHEMERA KABINETT: Home Access Express Home HIV Test

Posted on 22 September, 2011 by institute

One of the Institute’s “firsts.” Although the test made a big splash when it was released in the late 1990s you rarely hear about home testing today – or AIDS testing in general. A recent CNN statistic states that 1 … Continue reading →