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Remember Me: American Carved Stone Books from the Ian Berke Collection will explore the area where…
Heroes: The British invasion of American comics opens at the Cartoon Museum in London next month…
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Given only six weeks to create the Star Wars movie score, composer John Williams ended up with 88 minutes of music which translated to about 800 pieces of sheet music. After recording with the London Symphony Orchestra, the score was sent to be edited at Samuel Goldwyn Studios by Lionel Newman,…
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University of Galway has launched Imirce, a digital repository of thousands of Irish emigrant letters and memoirs dating from the late 1600s through to the mid-20th century.
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A historic library established in 1634 is now open to residents and visitors to Boston for the first time.St Botolph’s church - widely known locally as The Stump - has completely refurbished its library, including wall repairs, new décor, UV filters, temperature control, and new bookcases following…
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Poems and Permutations, a survey of artists’ books by American book artist and poet Wally Depew spanning nearly 40 years of the artist’s practice, is now on show at Printed Matter in New York.The exhibition is on view at its Chelsea location through April 11, with Printed Matter offering many of…
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A page from Albert Uderzo’s Asterix in Corsica, which first appeared in the January 1967 issue of Pilote, was sold for $106,250 at Heritage Auctions' latest International Original Art auction.It features characteristic humor, Obelix with wild boars under his arms, a magnificent visual of Asterix,…
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Fleischer’s Auctions will sell a collection of personal effects that belonged to Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman. Important items in the sale’s catalog include:
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A new exhibition at the British Museum will explore the final three decades of Michelangelo’s illustrious life and career. Michelangelo: the last decades will look beyond the artist to reveal his personality. Through a diverse array of his poems, letters and artistic designs, the exhibition…
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The New York Public Library’s extensive archive of the groundbreaking East Village Eye has been processed and is now available to researchers. The 1980s newspaper documented the development of the East Village and played a pivotal role in establishing the 'downtown scene' during a…
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The Pattie Boyd Collection's 116 lots will be offered by Christie’s online March 8 - 22, providing a window into the private world of the model, muse, photographer and icon who, as the former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, inspired some of the greatest love songs of all time. 
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The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of songwriter Leslie Bricusse, best known for writing scores for the stage and film musicals including Doctor Dolittle (1967), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, in collaboration with Anthony Newley), and the 1970 musical…