Catherine D. Yates
Brakhage, Stan. Jane Wodening and Stan Brakhage Scrapbook. 1958. https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/16301942.
Documentation, celebration of unconventional artist family life in Colorado. Beautifully arranged notes, letters, photos, and cards. Excellent format for exhibition study.
Edwards, “Photographs as Objects of Memory,” The Object Reader (eds. Candlin, Guins)
Discussion of photographs as physical objects of social memory.
Dzongsar Khyentse. “Buddhist Visualization Practice Is Pure, Clear, and Vibrant.” Lion’s Roar, June 12, 2024. https://www.lionsroar.com/pure-clear-and-vibrant/.
Recommended alternative ways of thinking about what we see from Tibetan Buddhism
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. from J. Rosamond Johnson. Box 42, folder 38. 1910-54, undated. https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/17397032.
Excellent collection of Black historical cultural objects which merit immediate research.
“Kara-Kum Sweets (Central Asia).” n.d. Ox.ac.uk. Accessed March 9, 2025. https://www.cabinet.ox.ac.uk/kara-kum-sweets-central-asia.
Relatable template for students who love candy. Good example of descriptive writing to inspire excellent reflection and writing.
MacGregor, Neil. A History of the World in 100 Objects. (London: Penguin Books, 2013)
Brilliant, humorous, uplifting virtual template of objects from across time to share as an example for students to design their school exhibition of cultural objects.
Porter’s note. Cabinet. (n.d.). https://www.cabinet.ox.ac.uk/porters-note
Wonderful hand-held object: Relatable welcome note exchange between a facilities worker and a new college student.
“Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica.” n.d. The Art Institute of Chicago. Accessed March 24, 2025 https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/10157/project-a-black-planet-the-art-and-culture-of-panafrica?
Virtual exhibition of objects from across Africa curated by the Art Institute of Chicago to share with students as an example and as inspiration for exhibition design.
Prown, J. D. (1982). Mind in matter: An introduction to material culture theory and method. Winterthur Portfolio, 17(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1086/496065
Excellent resource for teachers and for scholars. Classic, organized method instructions for how to interpret, describe, analyze an object from a world class art historian/teacher.
“Recording Stories and Memories.” n.d. Ox.ac.uk. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.cabinet.ox.ac.uk/recording-stories-and-memories.
Instructions the cabinet virtual exhibition site on how to interview, research and to link objects to stories.
“Reimagination.” n.d. Ox.ac.uk. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.cabinet.ox.ac.uk/reimagination
Description of portraits of regular people, reconceived by artists to uplift and redeem family life following inconceivable suffering.
Rolfe, Nancy. “Scrapbook, 1921-1933.” ArchiveGrid : Scrapbook, 1921-1933, researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/1088210028. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
Inspiring, culturally relevant personal scrapbook of college years compiled by HBCU student Nancy Rolfe.
“Romanov Family Albums.” 2018. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. December 14, 2018. https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/romanov-family-albums
Example of the power of a family scrapbook with haunting photos taken by and of the last Imperial family in Russia prior to a catastrophic mass murder symbolizing the end of an era.
“The Prown Method.” Richardhtran. October 7, 2015. https://richardhtran.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/the-prown-method/.
Helpful secondary source material explaining Prown’s method for describing cultural objects.
Writing for the Humanities. "Formal Analysis Assignment." WFTHCCNY Commons. n.d. Accessed May 18, 2025.
Helpful additional instructions for teaching writing about formal analysis of objects.
