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The Decker Library at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), in Baltimore. Sharing art, books, media, and all things awesome & empowering
the Maryland Institute College of Art community as knowledge seekers and supporting research as a creative process. www.mica.edu/library

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We’ve transitioned over to Instagram! Follow us @micadeckerlibrary

There you’ll find all the good stuff you used to see here, including: new books, items from our special collections, and library news.

And don’t worry, we’ll still keep this page up for you to peruse all the posts from over the years at your leisure!

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John Waters bequeaths his art collection to Baltimore Museum of Art, whose bathrooms will be named in his honor

In a show of appreciation, museum officials will rename two bathrooms in the East Lobby “The John Waters Restrooms” in honor of the cult filmmaker and visual artist.

Mary Carole McCauley

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US Library of Congress launches AI tool that lets you search 16 million old newspaper pages for historical images

The AI lets you search through 16 million historical newspaper pages for images that help explain the stories of the past.

Thomas Macaulay

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Readers Would Add These African-American Directors to the Criterion Collection

As the prestigious archive addresses its severe lack of such filmmakers, we asked you who should be included. You had a lot of ideas.

We agree!

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MICA alum Amy Sherald paints Breonna Taylor for Vanity Fair.
Read more about it here.

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How Latinx Artists Were Shut Out Of Art History

Arlene Dávila’s Latinx Art: Artists, Markets, Politics considers the plights of Latinx artists through the lens of race and class disparities in both North and South America.

Valentina Di Liscia

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Opinion | The Problem With ‘Anti-Racist’ Movie Lists

Black films should be valued for more than what they can teach white viewers about race.

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The Japanese-American Sculptor Who, Despite Persecution, Made Her Mark

Seven years after her death, Ruth Asawa is finally being recognized as an American master. What can we learn from this overdue reappraisal?

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The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Screening Room is a dynamic new platform for artists and ideas

Web-based video gallery offers local artists a place to engage with the present moment.

And be sure to watch the films over at the BMA’s Screening Room!

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From our Book Arts Collection, Jenny Holzer’s Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise (N7433.4 .H64 A4 1983).

Feel free to ask a library staff member at either desk to see anything in our special collections.

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Always relevant.

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