"The Archaeological Revolution" curated by Andrew Manson; on display at the Little Fine Arts & Design Library in Spring 2025
The Archaeological Revolution
An exhibition of eighteenth-century archaeological folios from the University of Kentucky Libraries Little Fine Arts & Design Library collections
Curated by Dr. Andrew J. Manson, School of Architecture,
University of Kentucky College of Design
This exhibition showcases a number of rare folios that were instrumental in the development of Neoclassicism. These sumptuous publications, based on an unprecedented series of archaeological expeditions extending from Greece and the eastern Mediterranean to the Near East, brought about new historical attitudes towards the past. Their lavish illustrations sparked a new fashion for the modes and motifs of ancient art that was felt in buildings, landscape gardens, and the fine and decorative arts.
Items on display (case 1):
The Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts & Design Library presents “The Archaeological Revolution,” curated by Andrew Manson, Spring 2025