pictorial works

Text and photographs from the "Daily Herald" look at the Chicago Cubs' 2016 championship season.

"October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. Photojournalist Bryan Shih, who has been interviewing and taking portraits of the surviving Panthers around the country for years, has partnered with Yohuru Williams, dean and history professor at Fairfield University, to deliver the definitive celebration of the Black Panthers. Part oral history, part scrapbook, this is a beautifully produced book of forty-five black-and-white portraits of the Panthers today, alongside interviews with the surviving Panthers, archival images, Black Panther Party pamphlets and speeches, as well as essays by contributors such as Peniel Joseph, Alondra Nelson, Rhonda Williams, and other high-profile scholars to provide background and context."--Provided by publisher.

A tale packed with adventure, The Book of Life celebrates the power of friendship and family, and the courage to follow your dreams. To determine whether the heart of humankind is pure and good, two godlike beings engage in an otherworldly wager during Mexico's annual Day of the Dead celebration. They tether two friends, Manolo and Joaquin, into vying for the heart of the beautiful and fiercely independent Maria, with comical and sometimes dangerous consequences. This volume is an inspirational behind-the-scenes look at the making of the animated feature film The Book of Life, from visionary producer Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and director Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera).

A photo-essay which follows a year in the lives of the seven members of the Hamilton Hill Steel Drum Band from Schenectady, New York, after they are recruited by talent scouts from the Apollo Theater in January 2005 to participate in a year-long series of competitions that lead them to a final contest for the title of Super Top Dog on Amateur Night at the famous Harlem theater.

Paintings, maps, and journal sketches and entries help chronicle Lewis and Clark's journey from St. Louis down the Missouri River and over the Rocky and Bitterroot mountains.

A photographic chronicle of the 1996 World Series in which the New York Yankees made an unexpected comeback from two games down to win over the favored Atlanta Braves in their first trip to the Series in fifteen years.