This Sculpture Rocks!

"In this three-hour journey of stone sculptures, Emily will give participants classroom instruction, an introduction to library research of the Princeton University Library geosciences collections, and provide an outdoor walking tour of the stone (and metal) artwork around the Princeton University campus and in the Princeton, NJ community. Additional library research information will be provided for the geology (natural resources) and chemistry (metal and element properties) of sculptures in the Princeton University Art Museum (https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/), Grounds for Sculpture (https://www.groundsforsculpture.org/) and The Metropolitan Museum of Art collections. The outdoor sculpture walking tour will be held, snow or shine, and will be stair-free.

Meet the facilitator:
Emily Wild is the Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian in Princeton University Library's Lewis Science Library. From 1996 to 2018, she was a hydrologist and librarian (physical scientist) at the U.S. Geological Survey. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Hartwick College and a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island. Emily's past field work experiences include hydrologic and hydrogeologic research in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, as well as geologic mapping in the Grand Canyon, Arizona ; O'ahu, Maui, and Island of Hawai'i, Hawai'i ; San Salvador Island, Bahamas ; Adirondacks, Catskills, Finger Lakes, and Hudson River, New York ; Whaleback Anticline, Pennsylvania ; and Green Mountains, Vermont. Emily's family members are all scientists and artists. Since she was a baby, Emily spent much time viewing exhibitions in the art museums that her mom had previously worked in, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly known as Albright-Knox), as well as spending much time in New York and Quebec museums from childhood and throughout adulthood.

What to Expect:
Single workshop (3 hours total)My offering would be in-person

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