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Woolf in Constellations

Posted in Virginia Woolf, Woolf sightings, tagged , , , on Friday 29 March 2019| Leave a Comment »

As we reflect on the anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s death, it’s heartening to imbibe the vision in this poem by Billy Collins, see her paddling her canoe for all eternity.

Constellations

Yes, that’s Orion over there,
the three studs of the belt
clearly lined up just off the horizon.

And if you turn around you can see
Gemini, very visible tonight,
the twins looking off into space as usual.

That cluster a little higher in the sky
is Cassiopeia sitting in her astral chair
if I’m not mistaken.

And directly overhead,
isn’t that Virginia Woolf
slipping along the River Ouse

In her inflatable canoe?
See the wide-brimmed hat and there,
the outline of the paddle, raised and dripping stars?

River Ouse

 

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Virginia Woolf and the meaning of life

Posted in in memoriam, Virginia Woolf, tagged , , on Thursday 28 March 2019| 2 Comments »

Today, on the 78th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s death, we are sharing two things: a Facebook post from Emmaa Woolf, great-niece of the acclaimed author, and a blog post from Peter Fullagar, author of Virginia Woolf in Richmond.


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Pricey portrait of Virginia Woolf’s mother is up for sale

Posted in Julia Margaret Cameron, tagged , on Monday 25 March 2019| Leave a Comment »

Christie’s is selling Julia Margaret Cameron’s 1867 photo of Julia Jackson Stephen, Virginia  Woolf’s mother, at auction.

The famous portrait, an albumen print mounted on board, is signed and dated and is priced at between $60 and $80K.

Another portrait of Julia Jackson, as photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron

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Undergrads can enter Virginia Woolf essay contest

Posted in essay competition, International Virginia Woolf Society, tagged , , , on Friday 22 March 2019| Leave a Comment »

The International Virginia Woolf Society is once again running the Angelica Garnett Undergraduate Essay Contest/Prize in honor of Virginia Woolf and in memory of Angelica Garnett, writer, artist, and daughter of Woolf’s sister, Vanessa Bell.

The contest is open to any undergraduate as well as anyone within one year of completing the undergraduate degree.

Essay parameters

Essays can be on any topic pertaining to Woolf’s writings. Essays should be between 2,000 and 2,500 words in length, including notes and works cited, with an original title of the entrant’s choosing

Essays should be submitted with the application by June 30 and will be read and judged by the four IVWS officers: Ann Martin, Alice Keane, Drew Shannon, and President Kristen Czarnecki.

The winner will receive $200, and the winning essay will be published in the following issue of the Virginia Woolf Miscellany.

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Virginia Woolf’s desk in exhibit of women’s work

Posted in commodification, events, tagged , , , , on Wednesday 13 March 2019| Leave a Comment »

Virginia Woolf’s writing desk, known for its interesting history, is in the online and physical exhibit of the Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, titled “Five Hundred Years of Women’s Work.”

Carefully assembled over 45 years by noted bibliophile, activist and collector Lisa Unger Baskin, the collection includes more than 8,600 rare books and thousands of manuscripts, journals, ephemera and artifacts, including Woolf’s desk.

Baskin Unger acquired the desk from Colin Franklin, and it became one of “the most iconic items” in her collection, which is described as one of the largest and most significant private collections on women’s history. The desk now in Duke University’s possession is apparently Woolf’s original stand-up desk with its legs shortened to suit Olivia Bell.

The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University acquired Unger’s collection around 2015, catalogued it, and has now launched an exhibition at Duke that will travel to New York’s Grolier Club from December 11, 2019, through February 8, 2020.

 

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