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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…
Exhibit
Kansas City, MO. Aug. 30, 2012—The photography exhibition Cabinet of Curiosities: Photography & Specimens opens Sept. 12 at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Featuring works that date from the 1850s to the present day, this show explores the many ways photography has expanded our centuries-old…
Here's a reason to pay attention to those dusty old books on family genealogy:
Exhibit
Amherst, MA (August 27, 2012) — For the first time, Eric Carle’s fans will have a chance to see the remarkable variety of paintings, sculptures, and personal sketches that the artist has been making privately for more than 60 years. Best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar and more than 70 other…
Current Events & Trends
Swann Galleries will offer a rare, complete set of Edward S.
Auctions
On September 13th, 2012, PBA Galleries in San Francisco will present a premier offering of rare and important books and manuscript materials, the greatest single gathering it has ever had at auction.
One of our ongoing concerns here at Fine Books is the intersection of books and art.  We recently began an occasional series on this blog profiling small, independent publishers who produce exquisite editions of their books.  (The first entry in our series was Scarlet Imprint).
Auctions
Boston, Mass - August 2012 - Skinner, Inc. will auction prints, photographs, paintings, and sculpture on Friday, September 7th in two sessions at its Boston gallery. The prints and photography portion of the sale will begin at 12 p.m.; the painting and sculpture portion will begin at 4 p.m.Fine…
Events
Glenn Horowitz Presents: Rock and Roll Shrink - Record ReleaseAndy Warhol Album Covers - Exhibition PreviewGlenn Horowitz Bookseller will host Peter Dayton’s rocknrollshrink record release on September 2, 2012 6-8pm, concurrent with a preview of the exhibition Andy Warhol: Album Covers.
Exhibit
Washington, DC—Since 1909, major artists from nearly every art movement have co-opted, mimicked, defused, undermined, memorialized, and rewritten newspapers. Shock of the News will examine the myriad manifestations of the "newspaper phenomenon" through 65 collages, paintings, drawings,…
Book Reviews
The Woman ReaderReviewed by Edith Vandervoort