[SOA] FW: Spring 2011 Exhibit at the Lloyd Library and Museum

[Anna Heran]

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PRESS RELEASE  

                                                

Contact:               Maggie Heran, Executive Director

                                Lloyd Library & Museum

513-721-3707

                                mheran at lloydlibrary.org

 

 

For Immediate Release-April 5, 2011

 

Lloyd Library and Museum is pleased to announce:

World Travelers: 3 Men, 3 Visions, 3 Centuries

April 23 through July 29, 2011

Opening Reception April 23, 2011 from 5-7 p.m.

 

This exhibit was inspired by the joie de vivre of one of the Lloyd's dearest patrons and friends, Pierre René Sotteau (1925-2010).  Sotteau, Professor Emeritus of Miami University, French Department, was a long-time user of the Lloyd's resources, co-curated exhibits, wrote for Lloyd's newsletter Lloydiana, lectured at the Lloyd, and participated in many other Lloyd activities.  In his last years, he was researching Curtis Gates Lloyd, one of the Library's founders.   The two shared a love of travel, and Sotteau had been busily tracking down Lloyd's travels around the world.  A curious connection to Lloyd, through Sotteau, was revealed in the person of photographer, Joel Quimby, an acquaintance of Pierre's. Quimby's photographs of Madagascar from a recent trip are remarkably similar to Lloyd's photographs of the Caribbean islands more than 100 years ago.  Pierre Sotteau connected Lloyd and Quimby in a way he perhaps never imagined.  Now, the travels of all three men will be on exhibit at the Lloyd-the book and memorabilia exhibit highlights some of Sotteau's favorite 20th century travel destinations, while the Lloyd Art Gallery holds selections of Quimby's and Lloyd's travel photographs from the 21st and 19th centuries (respectively).

The book and memorabilia exhibit is arranged geographically by some of Sotteau's most loved countries and regions of Europe, Central America, and the United States.  Southern France, his birthplace, Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Italy, Spain, and the Grand Tetons in the United States all come alive through the Lloyd's rich collection of botanical books and art from almost every corner of the world.  Books on display include some of the Lloyd's well-known holdings, as well as others which are more obscure.  Pierre-Joseph Redouté, often called the Raphael of Flowers, is represented by selections from each of his two most well-known works, Les Liliacées, 1816, [see image of Lily of the Valley by Redouté] and Les Roses, 1824.  James Bateman's magnificent book, The Orchidacea of Mexico & Guatemala, 1837, is on display along with many other books on the orchids and tropical flora of Central America.  In addition, there are many books on alpine flowers, understandably one of Sotteau's favorites having grown up in Lyons, France, so near the Alps, through which he often hiked.  The gardens and flora of Italy and Spain are also featured, as are the plants and trees of the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, perhaps one of Sotteau's favorite destinations in the United States.  Accompanying the Lloyd books are many photographs and souvenirs, such as several mola art works from Panama, maps, and travel guides.

The photographs in the Lloyd Art Gallery provide an interesting contrast between the images, techniques, and equipment used in the 19th and 21st centuries.  Although the subject matter, the Caribbean Islands and Madagascar are worlds apart, the images of the inhabitants of each place are remarkably alike although they differ in presentation from the black and white of the 19th century to the color of the 21st.

In addition to all this, a new original botanical painting in honor of Sotteau by award-winning botanical artist, Dianne McElwain, will be on display in Lloyd's Reading Room [see image of McElwain's Gentiana calycosa, one of Sotteau's favorite alpine flowers].  All these features combine to create a celebration of world travel, art, photographs, plants and places across centuries through the vision of three men significantly linked to the Lloyd Library.  For more information, call 513-721-3707; or, visit Lloyd's website at www.lloydlibrary.org.

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.

 

 

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