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Art Matters: ‘Fields of Transformation’ by Claudy Jongstra
A close-up of fields of transformation, showing wool in grey, cream, indigo, and gold

A close-up of “Fields of Transformation.” The wool was hand-dyed using natural materials, including onion skin and indigo.

(Image: Brian Hogan)

  • Art Matters

    • Art Matters: ‘Fields of Transformation’ by Claudy Jongstra

    “Fields of Transformation,” a monumental textile mural in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, symbolizes knowledge evolving into wisdom.

    Kristina Linnea García

    A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage
    emily wilson sitting in the penn museum auditorium

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    A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage

    Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies, is renowned for her English translations of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poems, first “The Odyssey” and now the “The Iliad.”

    Louisa Shepard

    A Penn Libraries and Penn Dental Medicine collaboration
    A bookplate depicting Saint Apollonia, patron saint of dentistry.

    A bookplate from the collection of Hermann Prinz depicting Saint Apollonia, patron saint of dentistry.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Libraries)

    A Penn Libraries and Penn Dental Medicine collaboration

    A look back at the history of the Dental Library sheds light on the formation of the new Center for Integrated Global Oral Health.

    From Penn Libraries

    Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries 
    Two people looking at large COVID posters on a table in the Kislak Libary.

    COVID-19 propaganda posters in Chinese; Wuhan, China; 2020

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    Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries 

    Undergraduate history of art majors organized an event at the Penn Libraries featuring 10 rare texts, out on a table and open for anyone to see, ranging from a manuscript dated to about the year 850 to COVID-19 posters from 2020.

    Louisa Shepard

    Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala
    Top row, left to right: Camilla Z. Charles, Ali Shapiro Cudby, and Judith Browne Dianis. Bottom row, left to right: Richard David Feintuch, Stanley H. Greene, and Brett Andrew Perlmutter.

    Top row: Camille Z. Charles, Ali Shapiro Cudby, and Judith Browne Dianis. Middle: Richard David Feintuch, Stanley H. Greene, and Brett Andrew Perlmutter. Bottom: Ann Nolan Reese, Katherine Sachs, and Victor Anthony Scotti Jr. 

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    Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala

    At the 2023 Alumni Award of Merit Gala, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Creative Spirit Award, and the inaugural Penn Alumni Social Impact Award, and Camille Z. Charles will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
    An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin
    The young Ben Franklin statue on Penn’s campus.

    The “Young Benjamin Franklin” statue in front of Weightman Hall on 33rd street depicts Penn’s founder as the 17-year-old who arrived in Philadelphia 300 years ago.

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    An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin

    Penn’s founder arrived in Philadelphia on Oct. 6 300 years ago as a nearly penniless 17-year-old looking for a job as a printer.

    Louisa Shepard

    Art Matters: ‘Bridges’ by Roberto Lugo
    The artwork “Bridges” by Robert Lugo in the Arthur Ross Gallery.

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  • Art Matters

    • Art Matters: ‘Bridges’ by Roberto Lugo

    A ceramic vase with the face of the artist’s father on one side and Benjamin Franklin’s on the other is on view in the Van-Pelt Dietrich Library Center.

    Louisa Shepard

    Brigitte Weinsteiger appointed interim director of the Penn Libraries
    Brigitte Weinsteiger

    Brigitte Weinsteiger, interim director of Penn Libraries.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Libraries)

    Brigitte Weinsteiger appointed interim director of the Penn Libraries

    Weinsteiger assumed the role on September 13, replacing Constantia Constantinou, who was appointed H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and director in 2018.

    From Penn Libraries