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Boston — The Boston Athenæum is pleased to announce that curator and scholar Lauren Graves has been appointed Polly Thayer Starr Fellow in American Art and Culture for a two-year period.
New York — The International Center of Photography (ICP) is excited to announce a recent major gift from The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation to name The Bern and Ronny Schwartz Special Collections Room, adjacent to ICP’s William Randolph Hearst Library at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of…
Chicago – Hindman Auctions set a house record on November 9 and 10 when its Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana auction achieved a sales total of $1.5 million, the most ever for a various owner Fine Books & Manuscript auction in the company’s 39 year history. The 686 lot…
Connecticut -- A new departure for AntiquarianAuctions.com in the US: their next sale is being offered exclusively on the LiveAuctioneers.com platform (https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/218924_rare-books-documents-photos-and-artwork/). The sale of just over 300 lots includes selections from…
Boston — Lee Harvey Oswald's U. S. Marine Corps Score Book sold for $75,000 according to Boston-based RR Auction.
The 80-page softcover workbook issued on December 3, 1956, was filled out by Oswald. The first few pages of the workbook contain instructions for shooting and scoring, with Oswald's…
Dallas — More than 900 bidders were on the case at Heritage Auctions' Nov. 6 Historical Manuscripts Signature® Auction.
But the day's biggest mystery was solved when the final price for a handwritten page from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original manuscript of his beloved Sherlock Holmes book The…
New York – The Morgan Library & Museum announces the appointment of Elizabeth Abbarno as Director of Exhibition and Collection Management. In this critical role, Abbarno will oversee the implementation of the Morgan’s ambitious exhibition program and take a lead role in stewarding a collection…
New York – The Morgan Library & Museum announces the appointment of Jesse R. Erickson, Ph.D., as the Astor Curator and Department Head, Printed Books and Bindings. This pivotal position stewards a collection that ranges from the earliest printed ephemera to important contemporary first editions…
New York — On Tuesday, November 9 Swann Galleries will hold Contemporary Artists’ Books: The Property of a Texas Collector—an astonishing single owner auction of works, many known only via institutional copies. The sale includes an abundance of deluxe issues produced in small limitations often out…
Cincinnati, OH – On November 12, Hindman Auctions will present The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca, an incredibly distinguished collector and dealer of Civil War memorabilia. This carefully curated and meticulously researched collection contains relics, weaponry, uniforms, accoutrements,…
