Curated by seniors Daniel Peacock and Rachel Heidenry and sponsored by the Art History Program the upcoming exhibit on view in the lobby of the Stevenson Library presents Professor Susan Aberth’s diverse collection of memorial objects from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. With a focus on memorial hairwork jewelry, postmortem photography, and the Victorian experience of death, this exhibit explores the meaning and function of these mementos while tracing a history of how Americans have lived with the specter of death.
It will be on view in the Stevenson Library lobby vitrines from January 29th to February 27th.