Dallas-based artist Andrew Douglas Underwood’s second solo exhibition, “Archive of Shadows,” is currently on display in the Hawn Gallery in the Owen Fine Arts Center. (Spencer J Eggers/The Daily Campus)

Not often does a life size painting of an ancient British bell finds its way into the Hamon Arts Library.

On display in the Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery, the acrylic painting of Great Tom of Westminster is joined by a to-scale drawing of Michelangelo’s “Moses” sculpture and other creations of Dallas-based artist Andrew Douglas Underwood.

The exhibit “Archive of Shadows,” showcases Underwood’s research based art, featuring maps, photographs, excerpts and paintings based on historical events and art.

“I focus on historic vignettes,” Underwood said in an interview with professor Ryder Richards from Richland College.

“With the results of my digging, I create an artistic archive, or a dossier, on the subject of my inquiry,” he said.

Underwood uses a variety of mediums throughout the exhibit, creating three-dimensional horns to match his “Moses” graphite drawing, family trees and ink prints.

His display, though, is continuous and clean for the entirety of the exhibit.

“The presentation of my work borrows from museum presentation, which intrinsically says, ‘this is a valuable relic from history,'” Underwood said.

The exhibit is separated into five stations, or vignettes, each with their own focus.

The Earl of Essex’s affair with Queen Elizabeth Regina, the claude glass (a black mirror), and the Hawthorne family’s presence in Salem, Mass. are the features of three stations.

Michelangelo’s sculpture “Moses” provides the inspiration for a fourth, which also contains excerpts and interpretations from the Old Testament.

The final and most prominent vignette covers Great Tom, the bell of Westminster Palace.

Though each station has an individual focus, the entire exhibit is united by the black-and-white color scheme of every portrait, painting and photograph.

“My goal is to provide puzzle pieces that, if combined, could allow someone to imagine moving through space, time and situation,” Underwood said.

The exhibit is open until Feb. 4 during library hours and is located on the first floor.