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WPI to Host Photo and Watercolor Exhibits This Spring
Photo Exhibit Focuses on Life in Woodstock, Conn.
For Immediate Release / March 26, 2008
Contact:
Lorraine U. Martinelle, News Writer, +1-508-831-6425, lurbans@wpi.edu
Eileen Brangan Mell, Director of Public Relations, +1-508-831-6785, ebmell@wpi.edu
Phoebe Weaver in a house on Dugg Hill Road in Woodstock, Conn. Circa 1903. Photo by Edward R. Rollins.
What
Two exhibits, featuring the works of George Gladwin, the university's first professor of drawing, and photographs by Edward R. Rollins of early 20th century scenes from Woodstock, Conn., a small town in the northeastern part of the state, will open in Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) George C. Gordon Library.
• "George Gladwin and his Students" celebrates the career of WPI's first professor of drawing, who taught from 1869 to 1896. Included in the exhibition are watercolors of the WPI campus by Gladwin and both practice and finished works by his students. Drawing was an important part of an engineering student's curriculum in Gladwin's day, and included freehand as well as mechanical drawing.
• "Woodstock Views: Photographs of Edward R. Rollins" chronicles life in the small New England town of Woodstock, Conn., early in the 20th century. Rollins did portrait photography, but much of his work was "in the field," showing people at their daily work. He also did landscape photography, with a particular focus on a pine forest in different seasons and at different times of day.
The exhibits are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.wpi.edu or contact the WPI Archives & Special Collections at archives@wpi.edu or (508) 831-6612.
When
April 8 through June 30, 2008; library hours through April 29: Sunday, noon to 1 a.m.; Monday to Wednesday, 8 a.m. to midnight; Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; summer hours (April 30 to June 30): Sunday, 5-10 p.m.; Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, closed.
Where
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, Mass.
About Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI was one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. WPI's 18 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to the BA, BS, MS, ME, MBA, and PhD. WPI's world-class faculty work with students in a number of cutting-edge research areas, leading to breakthroughs and innovations in such fields as biotechnology, fuel cells, and information security, materials processing, and nanotechnology. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are more than 20 WPI project centers throughout North America and Central America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe.