‘Once Upon a Time’ highlights fairy tales, their art
A special exhibit in the University of Colorado’s Norlin Library, presents 300 years of fairy tales, featuring important historical works by Boccaccio, Charles Perrault, Mme. D’Aulnoy, Jean de la Fontaine, the Brothers Grimm, and Giovanni Francesco Straparola.
The exhibit, “Once Upon a Time: Early and Illustrated Fairy Tales,” also includes 19th- and early 20th-century book illustrations of these works by such artists as Gustave Doré, Walter Crane, and Arthur Rackham.
Fairy tales are studied in several courses in the College of Arts and Sciences. “Expecting this to be an easy course, students are often amazed to see how the original European fairy tales differ from the sanitized versions they learned as children,” writes Alison Hicks, humanities reference and instruction librarian at CU.
This display honors Jacques Barchilon, a CU professor emeritus of French and Italian, long-time contributor to fairy tale scholarship and supporter of the special collections department. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The exhibit can be seen in Special Collections at Norlin Library (Room N345). The display opened June 8 and will continue through Dec. 18.
The exhibit is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, though exhibition hours vary during the summer. For viewing times, please consult: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/current/fairytales.htm.
For more information call 303-492-6144. For parking and maps, see the “getting here” link on the libraries’ web page: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu.
The exhibit, “Once Upon a Time: Early and Illustrated Fairy Tales,” also includes 19th- and early 20th-century book illustrations of these works by such artists as Gustave Doré, Walter Crane, and Arthur Rackham.
Fairy tales are studied in several courses in the College of Arts and Sciences. “Expecting this to be an easy course, students are often amazed to see how the original European fairy tales differ from the sanitized versions they learned as children,” writes Alison Hicks, humanities reference and instruction librarian at CU.
This display honors Jacques Barchilon, a CU professor emeritus of French and Italian, long-time contributor to fairy tale scholarship and supporter of the special collections department. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The exhibit can be seen in Special Collections at Norlin Library (Room N345). The display opened June 8 and will continue through Dec. 18.
The exhibit is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, though exhibition hours vary during the summer. For viewing times, please consult: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/current/fairytales.htm.
For more information call 303-492-6144. For parking and maps, see the “getting here” link on the libraries’ web page: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu.