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DALLAS, TX - Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philadelphia museum, are expected to bring $60,000+…
World-renowned authors David McCullough, Russell Banks, Dave Eggers, Terry McMillan, Pulitzer Prize-winners Siddhartha Mukherjee and Jennifer Egan, Garrison Keillor, Amy Chua and Nobel- and Pulitzer Prize-winner Toni Morrison will be among more than 80 writers speaking at the 11th annual National…
New York, NY, May 24, 2011—The Morgan Library & Museum announced today that it has made two significant additions to its holdings of rare books and literary and historical manuscripts: a group of books illustrated by modern master Henri Matisse and a collection of material associated with…
Independent book marketplace Biblio.com announced today that it has partnered with Literary Tourist to help support and promote independent brick-and-mortar bookstores.
New York, NY, May 20, 2011—The Morgan Library & Museum announced today that Chinese artist Xu Bing will create a new, larger version of his celebrated work The Living Word specifically for the Morgan's soaring glass-enclosed Gilbert Court. The Living Word 3 will be on view starting July 15. The…
New York, NY, May 19, 2011—The Morgan Library & Museum—which houses one of the world's foremost collections of art, literature, and music—announced that Lawrence R. Ricciardi has been named President of its Board of Trustees. A retired senior executive at IBM Corporation, Mr. Ricciardi has…
When Earth is viewed from space, cloud formations, coastlines, mountain ranges, islands, deltas, glaciers and rivers take on patterns resembling abstract art—with striking textures and brilliant colors.These images can be seen in a new exhibit at the Library of Congress, starting Tuesday, May 31.…
Cowan, TN - May 16, 2011 -- Cowan is the only small town in America with a national book fair. There are a number of major antiquarian book fairs held in the United States every year. These annual fairs are typically weekend events held in large cities such as St. Petersburg, Washington D. C.,…
(Philadelphia, PA) May 15 - "Today's auction was another success for Freeman's with an auction total of $2,165,500," Anne Henry, Vice President of Modern & Contemporary art at Freeman's said, "We exceeded our expectations with tremendous prices achieved for the Richard Scrushy Collection, and…
The British Library’s major new exhibition Out of this World: Science Fiction but not as you know it reveals the imaginary worlds of the Brontë children.
