Current Exhibits
Emporia State University Gallery of Trouvelot Astronomical Prints
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Emporia State University possesses ten historically significant astronomical prints from an original portfolio of 15 produced by the French immigrant Étienne Lêopold Trouvelot (1827-1895). At a time when astrophotography was in its developmental stages, Trouvelot created over 7,000 drawings using naked-eye and telescopic observations between 1870 and 1881. From these drawings, 15 were selected to be recreated as chromolithographs for a portfolio produced and published in 1881 by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Each of the prints depicts a different astronomical object or phenomenon, and was intended by Trouvelot for serious astronomical studies and to reach a larger public audience (E. Fitch and Dr. Backhus).
Two of the prints and the research posters by Elizabeth Fitch and Dr. Backhus are currently displayed at WAW Library, 2nd floor.
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"The William Allen White Collection at ESU Libraries and Archives"
The exhibit highlights William Allen White's career as a writer and influential political voice, featuring images, manuscripts and books from the William Allen White Collection. The exhibit is housed in two display cases on the second floor of Plumb Hall. "William Allen White: The Writer" can be viewed outside the Administration offices; "William Allen White and Politics" can be viewed outside the Human Resources office. The exhibit will run indefinitely, though the artifacts on display will be rotated periodically.
Last Updated April 25, 2007