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New York — Swann Auction Galleries’ sale of Fine Photographs on Thursday, April 14, will feature a selection of classical twentieth-century prints alongside contemporary works.
Austin, Texas — Thomas F. Staley, author, professor emeritus and 25-year director of the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, died March 29. He was 86.
Under his leadership of the Ransom Center, more than 100 authors’ archives were acquired, including the papers of J.M.…
Philadelphia — Freeman’s is honored to present John Hancock’s July 8, 1776 letter to Georgia announcing the Declaration of Independence. It is being offered in Freeman’s May 4 Books and Manuscripts auction, estimate upon request.
London – If you set out to build a library of classic works of English literature, the novels of Charles Dickens would probably be high on the list. That at least was the view of Jeremy and Penny Martin whose wonderful collection of first editions, boasting works by Isaak Walton, Thomas Hardy and…
Dallas, TX — Hooray for Hollywood — specifically, director James Cruze's star-studded 1923 comedy Hollywood.
Oxford, England — The annual PBFA Oxford Book Fair is one of the largest events in the British antiquarian, rare and second-hand book, map, print and ephemera calendar.
In 2022 more than 75 dealers will offer tens of thousands of rare and collectable items, ranging in price from £2 to £10,000s.…
Los Angeles – The Getty Research Institute has acquired The Whitney and Lee Kaplan African American Visual Culture Collection.
The collection primarily documents Black visual culture in the United States, but also captures the broader context of art of the African diaspora with its inclusion…
Philadelphia — A searing rebuke of slavery and a soaring defense of human equality, a 1774 newspaper printing of a letter written by African American poet Phillis Wheatley is now in the permanent collection of the Museum of the American Revolution.
The newly acquired document is an original…
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Photography and Fine Art - The Jack and Beverly Waltman Collection on April 7th, 2022. The sale consists of 420 lots featuring the magnificent photography collection of Jack and Beverly Waltman. Jack Waltman, an accomplished photographer in his…
New York – On April 12 in New York, Bonhams Fine Books & Manuscripts sale will feature the collection of the photographer Roman Vishniac (1897-1990), who famously documented pre-World War II Jewish communities throughout Europe. Born to a Russian-Jewish family, Vishniac fled Russia in the face…
