[SOA] John Ruthven at the Lloyd Library and Museum

[Anna Heran]

Sorry  all - in my haste to get this press release disseminated, I
sorta' forgot to clean it up for public consumption, so you can
disregard my previous post unless you scrolled all the way down to get
to the real information.  

 

Anna K. Heran

Archivist/IT Specialist

Lloyd Library and Museum and

Historical Research Center for the Natural Health Movement

917 Plum Street

Cincinnati OH 45202

(513) 721-3707

www.lloydlibrary.org

Because the past is the path to the future.

 

For Immediate Release

 

April 22, 2008

 

John Ruthven at the Lloyd Library and Museum

"In Search of Birds at the Lloyd: John Ruthven's Art and Lloyd Library's
Books"

May 3-August 29, 2008

Opening Reception and Lecture: Saturday, May 3, 2008, 4-6 p.m.

 

Expect the unexpected at the Lloyd! Known for its remarkable botany and
pharmacy collections, this spring and summer the library will be filled
with birds!  Bird prints by John Ruthven, the man often referred to as
the "20th Century Audubon," will be in the Lloyd Gallery; and, Lloyd's
book exhibit will feature its little-known and rarely-seen
ornithological volumes containing some of the most beautiful and
spectacular birds drawn by natural history illustrators throughout
history, from the well-known Mark Catesby to the anonymous work found in
ornithology periodicals.  Audubon will be represented in Lloyd's 1937
edition of The Birds of America by John James Audubon containing 500
color reproductions of Audubon's originals.              At the opening
reception on Saturday, May 3, Ruthven will deliver his lecture "John
Ruthven: In Search of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker" at 4:30 p.m.
Visitors and guests will get a breathtaking glimpse of the spectacular
fusion of art and science like never before!  This event and the
exhibitions are open to the public.  Donations are appreciated.  For
more information about John Ruthven, go to
http://www.JohnRuthvenArt.com.  For more information about the Lloyd
Library, see below.

 

The Lloyd Library and Museum, located at 917 Plum Street, downtown
Cincinnati, is a local and regional treasure.  The library was developed
in the nineteenth century by the Lloyd brothers-John Uri, Curtis Gates,
and Nelson Ashley to provide reference sources for Lloyd Brothers
Pharmacists, Inc., one of the leading pharmaceutical companies of the
period.  Today the library is recognized worldwide by the scientific
community as a vital research center. The library holds, acquires, and
provides access to both historic and current materials on the subjects
of pharmacy, botany, horticulture, herbal and alternative medicine,
pharmacognosy, and related topics.  Although our collections have a
scientific focus, they also have relevance to humanities topics, such as
visual arts and foreign languages through resources that feature
botanical and natural history illustrations, original artworks, and
travel literature, thereby revealing the convergence of science and art.
The Lloyd is open to anyone with an interest in these topics.  Free
parking is available for patrons and visitors behind the library
building.  For more information, visit the Lloyd website at
www.lloydlibrary.org.

 

Lloyd Library and Museum

917 Plum Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

513-721-3707

www.lloydlibrary.org

Open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Open the third Saturday of the month, September through May, 9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.

 

 

Bringing Science, Art, and History to Life

 

 

 

Maggie Heran, MLS, Director

Lloyd Library and Museum

917 Plum Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

mheran at lloydlibrary.org

Phone: 513-721-3707

Fax: 513-721-6575

www.lloydlibrary.org

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