Two New Exhibits

"Lois & Marion: A Literary and Visual Legacy"

and

"In The Home: Women of Tompkins County in the Mid 20th Century"

“Lois & Marion: A Literary and Visual Legacy.”

Lois O'Connor (1903-1992) and Marion Wesp (1907-1974).

"Lois and Marion, A Literary and Visual Legacy" celebrates the life of Lois O"Connor and Marion Wesp, a journalist and a photographer. Lois wrote columns for the Ithaca Journal and was active in many branches of community affairs including appointment as County Historian. Marion was an award-winning photographer who, among other subjects, took particularly interesting stop-motion images of modern dancers. They lived as a couple in Tompkins County for 42 years, sharing creative work and many friendships until separated by Marion’s death in 1974.

The exhibit will be on view from April 4 through August 4, 2008..

and

"In The Home: Women of Tompkins County
in the Mid-20th Century"

An exhibit examining the "traditional" domestic roles of women in the 1950's.

small exhibit room at The History Center

March 29th through August 1st

Free and open to the public.