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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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Glenn Horowitz Bookseller is pleased to announce Women: Sun-Stained Symbols, an exhibition of new work by Ryan McGinness. The show will open with a reception for the artist on Saturday, August 4th, from 6 to 8 pm, and will be on view through September 3rd.
Woody Guthrie was many things: poet, painter, and proletariat. And in his spare time, he even wrote a song
Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2011. The Library Company of Philadelphia has digitized three rare albums that bring to life the world of African American women activists in antebellum Philadelphia. Purchased in part with funds provided by the William Penn Foundation, these albums make the Library…
DALLAS, TX - The Dec. 27, 1904 letter on White House stationary in which President Teddy Roosevelt likely first used the words “atrocious hideousness” - a phrase that he used elsewhere at later dates - to describe America’s coinage will be sold as part of Heritage Auctions’ Aug. 2-3 Philadelphia U.…
I have long lamented the fact that as an undergraduate, I stepped foot into the special collections area of the university's library only once and that was to interview the director about a budget issue for the student paper. When I later worked in a university library's special collections/…
Tuesday 10th July 2012 - This afternoon in Sotheby’s English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations sale, a previously unknown gold and gem set ring belonging to the great English author Jane Austen, sold for £152,450 - more than five times its pre-sale high estimate of £20,000-…
NEW ORLEANS, La. - July 10, 2012 - Cakebread Art Antiques Collectibles, Inc. has completed the acquisition of New Orleans Auction Galleries, located at 510 Julia Street.Cakebread Art Antiques Collectibles owner and businesswoman Susan D. Krohn purchased the assets of New Orleans Auction Galleries.…
San Francisco, CA - Ahoy! The 2012 San Francisco Fall Antiques Show (SFFAS) will dock Thursday, October 25 ?
Last weekend, news broke about a town in Texas that reclaimed an abandoned Walmart and turned it into a public library. After moving into the new building, the library saw a 23% increase in new user registration.What follows is a photo gallery of the Walmart-turned-library in McAllen, Texas,…
