Programs & Services

Please note the following changes in Ingalls Library hours during Thanksgiving Week, November 24-28:

Monday, November 24^th - Library opens at 11:00 due to a museum All Staff Meeting
Tuesday, November 25^th - Regular hours in effect (10:00 - 5:00)
Wednesday, November 26^th - Library closes at 5:00
Thursday, November 27^th - Thanksgiving Day— CLOSED
Friday, November 28^th - Regular hours in effect (10:00 - 5:00)

Though the details of Pieter Bruegel’s life are not entirely known, the literature on his oeuvre is significant.  Newly published, Bruegel: the Complete Paintings, Prints and Drawings is a welcome addition.  In the 32 page introduction the author Manfred Sellink addresses some of the inconsistancies of Brugel’s life story.  The artist’s work follows, in paintings, drawings, and prints, followed by posthumous prints, and problematic attributions.  Most entries are briefly annotated, while major works extend over several pages.  Illustrations are reproduced with numerous details.  A short bibliography follows.  A note from the author states that, “it is not the aim of this book to provide as complete a list as possible of all references for each work,” continuing, “it is very much the question as to whether that aim would indeed be worthwhile in view of their highly varying quality.”  The catalogue closes with three indices, a topographical index to paintings and drawings, an index of works, and an index of proper names.  Located in recent acquisitions.  N6973.B68 A4 2007

The portrait miniature is a form that developed from manuscript illumination in the 16th century in Europe and continued for over four hundred years.  Its practitioners worked predominantly in watercolor and gouache on vellum and ivory, but also in enamel.  The Cleveland Museum of Art has an extensive collection of portrait miniatures a selection of which are on display in the gallery of British art in the 1916 building.  The following is a bibliography of important texts on English and Continental portrait miniatures.

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The Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals is the sole online index to 42 art journals published in the U.S. during that century.  As the name implies, the index covers 1800-1899.  It provides essential information on artists and illustrators, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture and design, exhibitions and sales, decoration, and collecting.  The index contains more than 26,000 records. To access the Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals, click Search Collections and then View Online Resources.  Instruction in this resource is available through the Reference Desk.

Title: Library Closed Veterans Day
Date: 2008-11-10

Title: ArtStor and CMA Image Catalog
Location: Seminar Room
Description: This workshop highlights the resources in Images available at the Ingalls Library.
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2008-11-25
End Time: 15:30

Title: Online Art Sales Resources
Location: Seminar Room
Description: ArtNet, ArtFact, ArtPrice, and AskArt: Online art sales resources.
Start Time: 15:00
Date: 2008-11-11
End Time: 16:00

Title: Research Roadshow
Location: Reference Room
Description: Perhaps you’re wondering about the painting above your sofa. Maybe that bowl your spare change in is more interesting than you thought-or maybe not. The Ingalls Library reference staff will discuss the basics of art research while exploring the hidden history of an object in your collection. Photographs of the object to be researched should be submitted to Matthew Gengler, Instruction and Outreach Librarian, via email (mgengler@clevelandart.org) or regular mail (c/o Ingalls Library) at least two weeks prior to the class. Note: Objects may not be brought into the museum or the Ingalls Library. Each session is limited to five participants, each of whom may submit one object for research assistance; pre-registration required. $20; CMA members free.
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2008-11-26
End Time: 15:30

Title: Tracking: Louis Comfort Tiffany
Location: Lakeview Cemetery’s Wade Chapel
Description: The Museum’s Tiffany window will be the focus of these sessions. Originally installed in the now demolished Howell Hinds house located at 2200 Overlook Road in Cleveland, (the present site of the First Church of Christ Scientist) the window was given to the museum by the Hinds’ daughter, Mrs. Robert M. Fallon. The Ingalls Library reference staff will discuss Tiffany Studios (designers of the home’s interiors), the Howell Hinds home and family as well as a selection of Tiffany-related publications from the Ingalls Library’s Rare Book Collection. The sessions will be presented at Lake View Cemetery’s Wade Chapel. Limit 20; pre-registration required. $20; CMA members free.
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2008-11-19
End Time: 15:30

Title: Art & Fiction Book Club - Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Location: Reference Room
Description: This structured look at art history through fiction and narrative nonfiction is a collaboration between the Museum’s Ingalls Library and Education Division, intended for adult patrons.

The cost for members is $35.00; non-members is $44.00.

Register in person or by phone: 216-421-7350 or 1-888-CMA-0033.

3 Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45.
Week Two Book Discussion in the Library
Start Time: 13:30
Date: 2008-11-05
End Time: 14:45