Explore our Online Exhibitions

These exhibitions were designed for online viewing, and allow us to focus on a specific artist or aspect of a wider body of art. Often they are created in collaboration with other institutions.

A delicate etching of a landscape featuring tall, bare trees against a soft, cloudy sky. The fine lines and shading create a tranquil and timeless scene.

Mildred Bryant Brooks

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The award-winning work of American etcher and master printer Mildred Bryant Brooks (1901-95) explores the physical and metaphorical beauty of the natural world.

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  • Gallery Guide
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Screen capture of a website with the title Tekagami & Kyogire in the center. The image is split between two abstract images, the left one red and the right one blue.

Tekagami and Kyōgire

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This exhibition introduces two gems of UO’s collection of Japanese calligraphy: the album of calligraphy known as tekagami in the collection of the Knight Library Special Collections and UO Archives (SCUA), containing a total of 319 examples; and thirty-six individually mounted calligraphy fragments in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. This digital exhibition is the result of a collaboration led by Akiko Walley (Maude I. Kerns Associate Professor of Japanese Art), the University of Oregon Libraries, and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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A golden dragon embroidered on a black background

The Artful Fabric of Collecting

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The Artful Fabric of Collecting is a digital exhibition about Gertrude Bass Warner's fabulous collection of Chinese textiles in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Users can zoom into high-resolution images of richly embroidered garnments and hangings. The Artful Fabric of Collecting was led by Professor Ina Asim and co-sponsored by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and University of Oregon Librariers, with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Screen capture of a website with the title The March at 60. There is a black and white photograph of a closeup of a crowd of people dressed in styles of the 1960s.

The March

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The March is a digital exhibition about James Blue's documentary film on the 1963 March on Washington. Users can explore the film's history and meaning through archival documents, interviews, Oval Office recordings, and more. The March was led by Professor David A. Frank and co-sponsored by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and University of Oregon Librariers, with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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United Collections Open Resources for Teaching Special and Museum Collections

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Only a small percentage of special and museum collections are displayed to or accessed by the public, yet museums and libraries devote significant resources to their long-term curation and preservation. This open curriculum introduces and explores major issues in collections acquisition, care, access, and digitization. This project was coordinated by Daphne Gallagher, and is the result of a collaboration between the  University of Oregon Libraries and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art , with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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screen capture of a website showing a multipanel image of a japanese screen with scenes of war and violence

Yōkai Senjafuda

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Yōkai Senjafunda is a digital exhibition about ghosts and monsters in Japanese votive prints. Users can learn about the social worlds of printmakers and collectors and the the ogres, demons, and magical creatures that haunt the UO's world-class collection of senjafuda. Yōkai Senjafunda was led by Professor Glynn Walley and co-sponsored by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and University of Oregon Librariers, with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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