Fine Books News: Recent

The Morgan Library & Museum's Come Together: 3,000 Years of Stories and Storytelling will…
The J. Paul Getty Museum will open its Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages…
Auctions
New York—Swann Galleries’ February 25 auction Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks brought over $1,640,000, lead by a storied print by Ansel Adams.
Auctions
Philadelphia, PA (March 9, 2016) Samuel M. “Beau” Freeman, II today announced that agreements have been signed that will transfer the controlling interest in Freeman’s, the country’s oldest auction house, to the current management team of Hanna Dougher, Chief Operating Officer; Alasdair Nichol,…
News
NEW YORK — March 9, 2016 — Bidsquare, a curated online auction platform that connects bidders from all over the world with thousands of vetted fine art and design collectibles from reputable auction houses in real-time auction format, has announced that over 100 leading auction houses from across…
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The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts recently acquired 35 photographs by the Richmond-born, African-American artist Louis Draper (1935-2002), as well as his complete archive, which includes his papers, working prints, negatives, and camera equipment.
Bright Young Librarians
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Sarah Minegar, Special Collections Archivst and Museum Educator at Morristown National Historic Park.  
Ah, the beloved Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Exhibit
BOSTON - The exhibition From the Sea to the Mountains: The Trustees 125th Anniversary opens at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center (NBLMC) at the Boston Public Library on Saturday, April 2, 2016 and runs through August 28, 2016.
Exhibit
The Museum of Modern Art announces Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty, a major exhibition focusing on Hilaire-Germain-Edgar D
Auctions
NEW YORK - The chair used by author J.K.
The Special Collections Library at the University of Delaware will host a special talk in conjunction with its ongoing Easter Rising exhibition. Irish scholar Anne M. Boylan, professor emerita at the University of Delaware, will present a lecture entitled "20th-Century Ireland: A Family Odyssey" on…