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Collection of photographic images of works of art: the world of books and reading<br>(You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading themu2026
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108 Reading Alma Mater Memorial Library, Columbia University, New York
Kings College of 1754 became Columbia University in 1784. Alma Mater in front of Low Library, sculpture of the goddess Athena by Daniel Chester French
Alma Mater in front of Low Library, sculpture of the goddess Athena by Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931)
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell statue One of the early works of renowned sculptor Daniel Chester French, this statue depicting the special bond between teacher and student that revolutionized deaf education around the world, was a gift from the National Association of the Deaf in 1889.
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell (1889), by Daniel Chester French at Gallaudet University Washington, D.C.
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet teaching Alice the manual letter "A”
The University of Freiburg, Hieronymus The University of Freiburg, Aristotle
The Scholar, by Rod Moorhead Campus of Mississippi State University. It is based on Holbein's portrait of Erasmus which was painted in 1523
Mississippi State University - Mitchell Memorial Library The Scholar, by Rod Moorhead
Mississippi State University - Mitchell Memorial Library Statue by Rod Moorhead
Anonymous (1903), by Miklos Ligeti (1871-1944), outside the Castle in Varosligeti Park, Budapest
Anonymous (1903), by Miklos Ligeti (1871-1944), outside the Castle in Varosligeti Park, Budapest
Anonymous (1903), by Miklos Ligeti (1871-1944), outside the Castle in Varosligeti Park, Budapest
Statue of Jean-Jacques Rousseau Genève (Suisse) by James Pradier
Statue of Jean-Jacques Rousseau Genève (Suisse) by James Pradier
Statue of Jean-Jacques Rousseau Genève (Suisse) by James Pradier
“Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus” (May Peace be with you, Mark, my evangelist) Winged Lion of Saint Mark by Antonio Gai, (1735-37)Gate of the Loggetta, Piazza San Marco Venice
Brno - Park Luzanky - Statue of Trade Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic
Wrest Park, England Statue of Jemima Duchess of Kent
Wrest Park, England Statue of Jemima Duchess of Kent
Blind Faith, Detail of the Old Bridge statue of Minerva, Heidelberg Germany
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Abilene, Texas Childhood's Great Adventure by Rick Jackson Schwetzingen Gardens, Sphinx with Book
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Abilene, Texas Childhood's Great Adventure by Rick Jackson
Chapel Hill The student body by Juila Balk
Chapel Hill The student body by Juila Balk According to Julia Balk, the creator, the monument represents the diversity of campus life at Carolina. The monument was unveiled in 1990 and was met with immediate criticism from the student body, claiming that the monument helped to perpetuate stereotypes
Ineke Overhand (Dutch, 1951) Atelier Sfeerine Communications Ineke Overhand (Dutch, 1951) Atelier Sfeerine Reading in the sun