“Lives of Dogs Viewed Through Literature, Art and Ephemera” Exhibition on
Display at the National Sporting Library from May 27 through December 11,
2010
“Lives of Dogs Viewed Through Literature, Art and Ephemera” will open
Thursday, May 27, at the National Sporting Library, located at 102 The
Plains Rd. in Middleburg, Virginia. The exhibit features books and objects
that span four centuries and are selected from the Library’s holdings as
well as those of private collectors. Lives of Dogs provides a glimpse into
the richly complex topic of the relationship between dogs and humans.
Lives of Dogs is on display in the Forrest E. Mars Sr. Exhibit Hall at the
National Sporting Library and is open to the public May 27 through December
11, 2010, during normal library hours, which are Tuesday through Friday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Curatorial Assistant Brenna Elliott, Librarian Lisa Campbell and Maureen
Gustafson curated the exhibition. For more information, visit www.nsl.org
<http://www.nsl.org/> or call 540-687-6542 x 10.
The earliest book in the exhibit, “Turbervile’s Book of Hunting, 1576” by
the Englishman George Turberville, provides advice for the care and training
of hounds. Italian architect Amedeo di Castellamonte’s “Venaria Reale” (The
Royal Hunting Lodge) (1674) documents an extensive hunting estate near
Turin, Italy. A rare 1578 edition of Johannes Stradanus’ “Venationes” (On
Hunting) (1578) includes engravings showing dogs departing for the hunt.
The exhibition also includes watercolor and oil paintings and bronze
sculptures by artists Sydenham Teast Edwards, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, and
Pierre-Jules Mêne. Dog-themed ephemera, including a private collection of
antique dog collars, complement the fine art and rare books on display.
A public one-day symposium on the origins and history of hunting and
sporting dogs is planned for fall of 2010.
Elizabeth Tobey, Ph.D., Director of Communications & Research
National Sporting Library & Fine Art Museum
P.O. Box 1335 (102 The Plains Rd.)
Middleburg, VA 20118-1335
540-687-6542 x 11
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