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Hujar: Contact is an exhibition exploring the life, times, and creative evolution of photographer…
Magna Carta Regis Johannis XV die Junii AD MCCXV Anno Regni XVII was published in 1816 to mark the…
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(September 5, 2012) The American Writers Museum Foundation announced today that it has received a grant from the Exelon Corporation which will enable the foundation to take an important next step in establishing the first national museum in the United States focused on American writers. …
If you're even an occasional birder, you've no doubt owned one of Roger Tory Peterson's field guides. Coming to auction this weekend is a huge selection of Peterson's original artwork from those groundbreaking guides, directly from the estate of Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson. The…
13 September seems to be the big day for sales this month:- Christie's New York sells Asian Art Reference Books, from the library of C.T. Loo and others, in 129 lots.
NEW YORK, September 4, 2012—The Museum of Modern Art, Columbia University and The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation have announced that the vast archives of Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867-1959) have been jointly acquired by the University and the Museum and will become part of their permanent…
(Boston, Massachusetts, 2012) “Chromo-Mania! The Art of Chromolithography in Boston, 1840-1910,” an exhibition on view in the Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery of the Boston Athenæum September 28, 2012 to January 12, 2013, explores the extraordinary diversity, technical virtuosity, and beauty of…
We recently ran a story on a new imaging technology that allows researchers to see beneath a writer's blacked-out sections on a manuscript. The technology, invented by Ian Christie-Miller, was put to use by the Victoria and Albert Museum to uncover textual changes in Dickens manuscripts.…
DALLAS, TX — Join the thousands of attendees, collectors and industry experts from around the world, for our 37th annual show! You are invited to one of the most prestigious antique shows in the South! Antique Elegance® is a special show for a select group of unique and fine quality items,…
Baltimore, Md. (August 29, 2012) — The 32nd Annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show attracted thousands of knowledgeable collectors and respected dealers from around the world over the past weekend. More than 575 outstanding exhibitors, many of which are the world’s foremost experts in their…
The Grolier Club is pleased to present a groundbreaking examination of the legacy of Italian-language publishing in pre-war America. Opening to the public on September 20, Strangers in a Strange Land will showcase a wide range of literary works that entertained, educated and inflamed an…
Catalogue Review: Mac Donnell Rare Books, #50If I didn't know that Mac Donnell Rare Books is based in Austin, Texas, I might have guessed New England after surveying catalogue #50. The ABAA bookseller specializes in literary first editions, and its recent list is full of Massachusetts…
