Challenge #8: Archive Grid and CAMIO

Discover Exercise #1

1.  When I typed in "Sitting Bull autograph card," I was able to read a short summary of the highlights of Sitting Bull's life, but did not notice access to any photos.  I actually didn't really learn anything about Sitting Bull that I didn't already know from reading books and visiting the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming.

2.  In keeping with the Buffalo Bill theme, I chose to search for Annie Oakley.  The search revealed 32 results.  Some were typescripts of screenplays, some were "papers," and some were photographs.  The materials were owned by the Library of Congress, various universities, the New York Public Library, and some museums and historical societies.

Discovery Exercise #2:

1.  A search of Paul Revere revealed engravings entitled "Bloody Massacre"  and "Boston Massacre" and various silver items such as spoons, tea and sugar urns, tea service sets,  coffee urns, teapots, and tankards.

2.  Typing in Sioux resulted in a variety of search results -- 63 in all.  The first couple were a pair of gloves and a shirt made by Sioux Natives over 100 years ago.  The next two were pictures of Sioux Springs.  The fifth was a writing table, and I can't figure out why it showed up in the results.  There are other sculptures, clothing items, and drawings from books made by Sioux artists, and a lot of paintings by George Catlin with Sioux subjects.

3.  I looked up Remington and found 13 results:  6 were sculptures and 6 were paintings/watercolors.  I thought he had more sculptures than 6, so some of them must not show up in Camio.  I think he was a better sculptor than he was a painter. 

4.  Users could develop slide shows displaying certain types of art if they were delivering a lecture/presentation.  I'm not sure if I personally would use this resource often because I am not very knowledgeable about art.  I don't have what it takes to appreciate Picasso and other famous artists.  I'm too left-brained I think.  Of course, I will still be happy to show patrons who are interested in art that Camio is at their disposal.

5.  I chose to look at works of Monet.  I added 10 of the works to My Favorites and viewed them in a slide show.  I like this option because it makes it easier to flip through larger size pictures of the art work.  Two of the 10 paintings I looked at were quite pretty -- "Spring Flowers" and "Garden at Sainte Adresse."