Exhibit: Gravestones and Cemeteries
NEWS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 1/20/11
CONTACT : LESLIE SCHALER, COMMUNICATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR, (413) 545-0162
UMASS AMHERST LIBRARIES HOST
EXHIBIT: “GRAVESTONES AND CEMETERIES:
PHYSICAL MARKINGS OF DEATH”
Amherst, MA – The UMass Amherst Libraries host an exhibit “Gravestones and Cemeteries: Physical Markings of Death,” through March 31, 2011, on the Lower Level of Du Bois Library, UMass Amherst. The exhibit includes rubbings, photographs, manuscripts, and rare books from the Association for Gravestone Studies in Greenfield, MA. A reception will be held on Thursday, March 24, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Based on materials generously donated by the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) in Greenfield, MA, “Gravestones and Cemeteries” reflects the Association’s key role in the study of gravestones and cemeteries. Founded in 1977, the Association furthers the study and preservation of gravestones, and has an active international membership with interests that run the gamut of the artistic, cultural, genealogical, and historical significance of gravestones and cemeteries. The exhibit edifies the viewer about the influence of climate on gravestones and the marble and slate industries, which supplied the materials for carvers of these monuments.
The exhibit will also include selected pieces from the collections of more than twodozen individual AGS members.
For more information, contact Madeleine Charney at mcharney@library.umass.edu or (413) 577-0784, or visit: http://bit.ly/scua_gravestone.
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Last Edited: 20 January 2011
