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Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela J. CobbIn summer 2007, Dr. Oliver (Ollie) Cobb, a retired Seattle physician, approached PLU expressing the wish to give the university a piece of African art (Accession no. 2007.02.001) in memory of the Lehmanns, who had been friends and fellow collectors, and who had given a number of pieces to PLU. Not knowing much about African art, the (then-)Development Office reached out to Prof. Neal Sobania, a historian of Africa on

Black History Month Concert kicks off 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship On Thursday, February 20, the 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship will kick off with the Black History Month Concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Directed by David Deacon-Joyner, the concert plays tribute to the entrepreneurship of African-Americans featuring the legacy of their music, literature, and… January 21, 2014 University Jazz EnsembleUniversity Wind Ensemble

interests, shifting her focus from Modern British literature to African and other Postcolonial literatures. This work coalesced in a 1999 book about her Nobel Prize-winning compatriot, Nadine Gordimer Revisited. Opening PLU students’ hearts and minds to other ways of seeing the world has been at the core of Barbara’s teaching, and it was one of the motivating factors that led to the establishment of a study-away program in Trinidad and Tobago. The islands are home to a remarkable diversity of

Dr. J. Hans and Thelma LehmannBetween 1972 and 1992, Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann gave PLU 28 pieces of African art.  In 2005, Thelma Lehmann gave one more piece  (Boat with Warriors; accession no.2005-01-001) and promised additional pieces only if PLU had a place to display them. In 2007, Mrs. Lehmann died before any more gifts were given. The connection with the Lehmanns grew out of their relationship with Dr. Richard Moe, who at the time was the Dean of the School of Arts at PLU. Together

SteinChristopher BrowningElizabeth BaerPresentation Title: “German Genocide in Africa and the Third Reich: Imperialism, Race, and Sexual Violence” Who: Dr. Baer is the Research Professor of English and African Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College. Conference ScheduleBio: Elizabeth R. Baer serves as Research Professor of English and African Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. She is currently working at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, doing research for

: African Arts of Dressing the Head.” African Arts 28(1), 1988. Brottem, Bronwyn V. and Ann Lang. “Zulu Beadwork.” African Arts 6(3) 1973. Joseph, Rosemary. Zulu Women’s Music. African Music 6(3): 53-89, 1983. Smith, Edwin W. “African Symbolism.” The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 82(1):13-37, 1952.

: African Arts of Dressing the Head.” African Arts 28(1), 1988. Brottem, Bronwyn V. and Ann Lang. “Zulu Beadwork.” African Arts 6(3) 1973. Joseph, Rosemary. Zulu Women’s Music. African Music 6(3): 53-89, 1983. Smith, Edwin W. “African Symbolism.” The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 82(1):13-37, 1952.

: African Arts of Dressing the Head.” African Arts 28(1), 1988. Brottem, Bronwyn V. and Ann Lang. “Zulu Beadwork.” African Arts 6(3) 1973. Joseph, Rosemary. Zulu Women’s Music. African Music 6(3): 53-89, 1983. Smith, Edwin W. “African Symbolism.” The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 82(1):13-37, 1952.

About the Donors This collection of African art is comprised of nearly 60 objects, many of which are on display in the Mortvedt Library, where a small exhibition space has been created in the stairwell leading to the third floor. Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann, beginning in 1972, and Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb,  between 2007 and 2011, gave PLU the masks, figures and other objects that comprise the collection. These represent works from 16 countries and the creative output of artists from