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A first-of-its-kind, bilingual exhibition at the NYPL will showcase Puerto Rican life and culture…
V&A East Storehouse opens its doors on September 13 to the David Bowie Centre and the singer's…
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A short biography of pioneering scientist Mary Anning, written in the final ten years of her life, has been made public for the very first time. Penned by George Roberts (1804–1860), who ran a private school opposite Anning’s fossil shop in Lyme Regis, and preserved in the Special Collections of…
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This spring, the Grolier Club in New York City presents a special exhibition exploring the history and culture of dining out through a vast collection of vintage menus.
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Opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on March 2, 2023, Berenice Abbott’s New York Album, 1929 will present selections from a unique unbound album of photographs of New York City created by American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898–1991), shedding light on the creative process of…
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Household recycling centres are not usually the first place someone would visit if they were looking for something antique or valuable.
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An extraordinary book of  signatures of 128 Victoria Cross war heroes discovered at a free antiques valuation event will be offered by Hansons Auctioneers on February 14 with a guide price of £3,000-£5,000.
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Visitors to Stratford-upon-Avon will have a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the creation of one of the most important books in western literature, Master William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, published in 1623, known as the First Folio at a new exhibition in the…
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Irving Penn’s exceptionally bold and textural Blast, 1980, printed 1981 ($30,000-45,000) leads Swann Galleries’ winter 2023 sale of Fine Photographs which closes for bidding February 23 at 12pm eastern.  Other works by Penn include the artist’s charming Old Friends: Balkin, Beaton,…
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Successful artists’ books blend the craft of its making—paper, binding, scale, and printing method—with a conceptual premise tied to its status as time-based media in which the idea of the book—sequence, repetition, and audience activation—is essential to its meaning.
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The AntiquarianAuctions.com sale includes over 200 lots of selected material on a wide range of subjects, opening with a group of 36 lots from the library of Hungarian-born bibliophile, book collector, and publisher Francis F. Dobo (1908-1998). This includes literary works from William Faulkner,…
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A lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, Ricky Jay (1946-2018) was also a passionate historian. During his life, he curated his own 10,000 piece collection of magic, circus, and show business ephemera, impressive and rare enough to be tapped for an exhibit at the…