This selection of paintings and works on paper from the museums permanent collection explores how a diverse range of American artists engaged Pop Art elements?vibrant color, readymade images, graphic line?yet moved beyond the movement's boundaries in form, material, and message. Whether appropriating images from consumerist culture, taking influence from comic books, or simply utilizing graphic techniques in the creative process, these works from the 1970s through the late 1990s specifically illustrate how meaning and feeling may be conveyed through various graphic methods.

Papua New Guinea, a Pacific Island nation-state, is home to a remarkable diversity of grand artistic traditions. This exhibition, featuring artifacts from the Museum's own collections, explores the arts of several regions, and illustrates over half a century of change in design, media, and audience. Of special significance is discussion of artistic developments sparked by the country's independence in 1975. Visitors to the exhibit are introduced to the artistic traditions of Papua New Guinea and the ways that familiar emblems of community distinction are used and transformed to present provocative aesthetic commentary on the cultural, political, and economic struggles of an emerging nation.

Eleanor Virginia Root (1884-1980) was the featured soprano soloist with John Philip Sousas Band between 1910 and 1916, and performed throughout Sousas extensive 1910-1911 World Tour. Roots musical artistry captivated both Sousa and his audiences, winning her critical acclaim wherever she performed. While she trained as an operatic singer, much of her performance repertoire during her years with the Sousa Band consisted of popular parlor songs and Sousa operetta arias. Roots career followed in the nineteenth century singing tradition of Jenny Lind (1820-1887), the "Swedish Nightingale" who toured throughout Europe and the United States. Toward the end of her professional career Root witnessed the gradual decline of the Golden Age of concert singing as the American opera tradition became the predominant form of vocal performance. Explore the private and public life of one of Sousas most recognized "nightingales."

The exhibition showcases the landmark "millionth" volumes acquired by the University Library from its 1-millionth volume (Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the World, 1614) to the 11-millionth item added this fall, Benjamin Franklin's 1744 edition of Cicero, the first English translation of Classical literature printed in the new world. The Rare Book & Manuscript Library will host a symposium on "The Classics in America" on October 9 to mark the occasion.Download the entire One in a Million exhibit catalog at www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/PDFs/20091008_One_in_a_Million_low_.pdf.

Treasures from The Rare Book & Manuscript Library will travel to the University of Illinois at Chicago for a major exhibition on early English printing. The exhibit will reside in the Special Collections Department at the Richard J. Daley Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It is comprised of a selection of Elizabethan materials from the Rare Book Room collections at the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign. The 50 items on display feature a 1570 copy of Euclid's Elements of Geometrie never before attempted in English, John Milton's Areopagitica (1644) a most eloquent defense of freedom of the press, the first appearance of a truly English font (1566) and a Lily grammar (1566) which rang in the ears of every school child (including Shakespeare) until the late 19th century. Sponsored by the Caxton Club and the libraries at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Chicago and curated by Valerie Hotchkiss, head of The Rare Book & Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois. Hours:Sunday - Closed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Library is closed Thanksgiving Day, November 26 Wednesday - 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month - 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Exhibit available on October 10 and 26; November 14; Special Collections is closed Saturday, November 28 The Richard J. Daley Library is located in the heart of the East Campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Special Collections Library is on the south side of the Library on the third floor. Elevators to the third floor are available in the hallway on the southwest side of the Librarys central lobby near the Librarys new coffee shop, The Daley Grind Cafe. Parking is available in public lots at the corner of Harrison and Morgan Streets and along Halsted Street. CTA trains connect with the campus via the Blue Line and Pink Line. Several CTA buses stop at the campus including the 7-Harrison and the 8-Halsted. University of Illinois at Chicago Special Collections Department Richard J. Daley Library 801 South Morgan Street Chicago, IL 60607 (312) 996-2742 www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/