[SOA] Exhibit Opening - Press Release

[Anna Heran]

Please excuse cross postings

 

PRESS RELEASE                                                  

Contact: Maggie Heran, Executive Director


Lloyd Library & Museum

513-721-3707


mheran at lloydlibrary.org

 

For Immediate Release-January 4, 2012

 

Lloyd Library and Museum (LLM) is pleased to announce:

"Turning up the Heat this Winter: Peppers in Image and Word"

January 14 through April 13, 2012

Opening reception and lecture-Saturday, January 14, 2012, 4-7 p.m.

 

This exhibit explores the depictions and descriptions of the chili
pepper-Capsicum annum [reproduction at left from LLM's copy of  A
Curious Herbal by Elizabeth Blackwell, volume 1, plate 1, 1739]-a plant
that, over recent years, has experienced a growth in popularity both as
a food and medicinal ingredient.  Love peppers or hate them, come to see
LLM's new exhibit "Turning up the Heat this Winter: Peppers in Image and
Word" to learn about them and taste the heat at a lecture and catered
reception on Saturday, January 14, 2012, 4-7 p.m. This event is free and
open to the public.

 

The exhibit will feature books from LLM's vast collection, such as the
1516 edition of Pliny the Elder's (23-79 CE) Natural History, the
earliest mention of it in LLM.  From there, the exhibit follows the
economic, medicinal, and botanical history of this popular plant through
five centuries.  In addition to Pliny's book, some of the earliest
depictions of Capsicum in European literature will be on
display-featuring herbals from the 16th and early 17th centuries by such
notables as Leonhard Fuchs (1501-1566), Carolus Clusius (1526-1609),
Matthias de L'Obel (1538-1616), and Rembert Dodoens (1517-1585).  These
are interesting volumes, in part because the information on peppers was
so limited, and thus a little confused and confusing.  Now, we know much
more about chili peppers.  There are whole volumes devoted to the plant,
its fruit, uses, and benefits.  Jean Andrews (1923-2010), of the
University of Texas at Austin, wrote two notable works on the pepper and
became a world-expert on the subject, which will be on display, along
with a host of other fascinating works.

 

W. Hardy Eshbaugh [photo at right], a world-renowned expert on peppers
will deliver a brief but fascinating lecture, "Some Like it Hot: The
Little Known World of Chili Peppers" on January 14 at 4:30.  Eshbaugh,
Professor Emeritus of Botany at Miami University, received his Ph.D from
Indiana University in 1964 and, since then, established a long and
distinguished career in Miami University's Botany Department
(1967-1998), serving as Chair from 1983-1988.  During his career and
beyond, Eshbaugh attained his reputation as a Capsicum expert.  With his
assistance, the accompanying art exhibit will include a variety of
images of peppers, including some by Jean Andrews, David Carangilo, Amal
Naj, and Jeff Schickowski.  Eshbaugh's photos feature some of his own
finds from the field.  In addition, reproductions of Eduardo Fuss's
photo art will be featured with the permission of the Zimmerman Library
of the University of New Mexico.

 

The Lloyd Library and Museum, located at 917 Plum Street, downtown
Cincinnati, is a local and regional cultural 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

 

 

Anna K Heran

Chief Archivist/Exhibits, Education, and Outreach Coordinator

Lloyd Library and Museum

917 Plum Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513/721-3707

archivist at lloydlibrary.org

Bringing Science, Art, and History to Life/

Because the Past is the Path to the Future

 

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