Robert G. La France, co-editor of Lorado Taft: The Chicago Years, talks about the life and work of the influential sculptor in this video. In the book trailer, La France, […]
Category: art
Return of the kind mother
The pre-restoration Alma Mater. Today the famed statue makes its long-awaited return to the University of Illinois campus after a ten-month restoration treatment. Though completed in 1929, the Alma Mater […]
Exploring Illinois photos on exhibit
Michael Jeffords and Susan Post, authors of Exploring Nature in Illinois, are celebrating both the release of their new book and an exhibit of nature photography in May and June. […]
The University of Illinois Press hosts AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
The University of Illinois Press hosts the annual Book, Jacket and Journal Show, April 28-May 9, 2014. Sponsored by the Association of American University Presses, nearly 100 books and jackets—the […]
The art of José Gamaliel González on display in Chicago
Saturday, August 24 marks the final day of the exhibit José Gamaliel González: The Artist at 80 at the Carlos & Dominguez Fine Arts Gallery in Chicago. Dr. Marc Zimmerman, […]
The University of Illinois Press hosts AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
The University of Illinois Press hosts the annual Book, Jacket and Journal Show, April 1-12, 2013. Sponsored by the Association of American University Presses, nearly 100 books and jackets—the best […]
The Chicago Tribune profiles The Black Chicago Renaissance
The August 27, 2012, issue of the Chicago Tribune includes a profile of the new University of Illinois Press collection The Black Chicago Renaissance. Edited by Darlene Clark Hine and John McCluskey Jr., […]
Q&A with Larry and Alaina Kanfer, authors of Illini Loyalty
Earlier this year we published Illini Loyalty: The University of Illinois, a beautiful collection of photographs by UIUC alumnus Larry Kanfer, with accompanying text by Alaina Kanfer. Larry and Alaina discuss the process of assembling the […]
Art in America reviews “Races of Mankind”
The November 2011 issue of Art In America magazine features a four-page review, with multiple illustrations, of Marianne Kinkel’s new book Races of Mankind: The Sculptures of Malvina Hoffman. The book traces […]
Reasserting the Arts in Education by Jill P. May and Robert E. May
As we listen to Republican presidential candidates parry about education and consider President Obama’s call for funds to rebuild our crumbling schools, keep successful teachers on the job and hire […]