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Fall Preview | “The Newberry 125” exhibition

We offer a glimpse inside the exhibit.

By D.L. Hopkins
Published: August 30, 2012

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Hopi woman Pahl-Lee, painted by Eldridge Ayer Burbank (1898).
Rare T-206 Cubs and Sox baseball cards issued by the American Tobacco Company (1909–11).Date 5-13-11
Jeweled book binding of Paradise Lost by John Milton (1910 or '20s)
The Slave's Friend was a political cartoon created by the American Anti-Slavery Society (1836).
The nine-year-old composer Wolfgang Mozart Amadeus signed the first page of this handwritten aria (1765).
  • Hopi woman Pahl-Lee, painted by Eldridge Ayer Burbank (1898).

    Pahl-Lee, Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1898
    Fearing Native Americans would face extinction, early Field Museum benefactor Edward Ayer convinced his nephew, Burbank, to create portraits of Native Americans. The result: more than 1,200 works, including a Newberry-owned painting of Geronimo (the only one of its kind) and a painting of the Hopi woman seen here. The squash blossom braids reveal her unmarried status.

    Photo: The Newberry Library392.wk.at.ft.fallpreview.newberry125.pahlleexSS.jpgHopi woman Pahl-Lee, painted by Eldridge Ayer Burbank (1898).156269361
  • Rare T-206 Cubs and Sox baseball cards issued by the American Tobacco Company (1909–11).Date 5-13-11

    Chicago Cubs and White Sox cigarette baseball cards, 1909–11
    Imagine Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano posing for a Newport ad. In the players’ defense, the Surgeon General’s warning wouldn’t arrive on packs until nearly six decades later.

    Photo: The Newberry Library392.wk.at.ft.fallpreview.newberry125.cubsbaseballcigarettecardsxSS.jpgRare T-206 Cubs and Sox baseball cards issued by the American Tobacco Company (1909–11).Date 5-13-11156269262
  • Jeweled book binding of Paradise Lost by John Milton (1910 or '20s)

    Paradise Lost, John Milton (author), Sangorski & Sutcliffe (binder), 1910s or ’20s
    An heiress to a meatpacking company, Helen Swift Neilson adored ornamental book bindings. From her collection gifted to the Newberry is Milton’s epic poem laced in gold, leather and snakeskin.

    Photo: The Newberry Library392.wk.at.ft.fallpreviewnewberry125.paradiselostbindingsopenxSS.jpgJeweled book binding of Paradise Lost by John Milton (1910 or '20s)156269463
  • The Slave's Friend was a political cartoon created by the American Anti-Slavery Society (1836).

    The Slave’s Friend, R.G. Williams for Anti-Slavery Society, 1836
    The cartoons in this children’s book, featuring the original covers, relied on Christian beliefs to promote eradicating antebellum slavery.

    392.wk.at.ft.fallpreview.newberry125.slavesfriendno.2xSS.jpgThe Slave's Friend was a political cartoon created by the American Anti-Slavery Society (1836).156269414
  • The nine-year-old composer Wolfgang Mozart Amadeus signed the first page of this handwritten aria (1765).

    “Conservati Fedele (Stay Faithful)”, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1765
    This handwritten aria signed by the nine-year-old prodigy composer is one of the most important autographed scores at the library.

    Photo: The Newberry Library392.wk.at.ft.fallpreview.newberry125.mozartariaxSS.jpgThe nine-year-old composer Wolfgang Mozart Amadeus signed the first page of this handwritten aria (1765).156269315

Pahl-Lee, Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1898
Fearing Native Americans would face extinction, early Field Museum benefactor Edward Ayer convinced his nephew, Burbank, to create portraits of Native Americans. The result: more than 1,200 works, including a Newberry-owned painting of Geronimo (the only one of its kind) and a painting of the Hopi woman seen here. The squash blossom braids reveal her unmarried status.

Photo: The Newberry Library

“The Newberry 125” exhibition (newberry.org) runs September 6–December 31. Free.

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