"Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres" UM Library exhibit

[Artemis Leontis]

Dear friends,

I'm delighted to announce this special exhibition featuring the sketchbooks of artist Sam Karres at the UM Hatcher Graduate Library. The sketchbook's are in the library's collection, and the exhibit has been curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer Rubey, Library Engagement Fellows. Sam's donation of his sketchbooks was facilitated by Denny Stavros and Janet Crayne some ten years ago. They are a treasure! 

Please read the description below, which includes building information and the floor plan.

Also of note that curators Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer will speak on "Detroit, a City of Neighborhoods, on Thursday, April 16 at 4:15 in the Clark Library's Instruction Space on the 2nd floor of Hatcher. 

Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres

Event details

When	April 3 - August 21
Where	Clark Library Exhibit Space Hatcher Library South, Second Floor, Room 260J View building informationView floor plan
Event type	Exhibit

Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres (1929-2021), Greek-American painter and artist, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century.

Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music, dance, restaurants, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.

Featuring works from the Sam Karres Archive, 1955-2012, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey, Library Engagement Fellows.

Untitled sketch from Sketchbook #30 by Sam Karres, 1993, Sam Karres Archive, Special Collections Research Center, University of Michigan.

With all good wishes,

Artemis 

Artemis Leontis

C. P. Cavafy Professor of Modern Greek and Comparative Literature 

Director of the Modern Greek Program

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