NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ.- The sometime chilly realities of modern-day life take on warmth and verve in 35 original children’s book illustrations created between 1960 and the present day, on view at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers throug…
Mikel Rouse’s Passport: 30 Years Drawn on the Road, An Exhibition at The New York Public Library
NEW YORK, NY.- Mikel Rouse has been hailed by The New York Times as “a composer many believe to be the best of his generation.” Yet the art that he has created goes beyond just music. In Passport: 30 Years Drawn on the Road, a new exhibition …
Mikel Rouse’s Passport: 30 Years Drawn on the Road, An Exhibition at The New York Public Library
NEW YORK, NY.- Mikel Rouse has been hailed by The New York Times as “a composer many believe to be the best of his generation.” Yet the art that he has created goes beyond just music. In Passport: 30 Years Drawn on the Road, a new exhibition …
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana Sale at Christie’s Achieves $6,608,688
NEW YORK, NY.- The Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana sale realized $6,608,688/£4,236,338/€5,006,581 and was sold 79% by lot and 82% by value. The top lot of the sale was Abel Buell’s new and correct map of the United States of …
Bob Dylan’s Lyrics for "The Times They are A-Changin’" to Sell at Sotheby’s in New York City
NEW YORK, NY.- On 10 December 2010 Sotheby’s Fine Books and Manuscripts sale will include the original lyrics to arguably Bob Dylan’s most famous song – The Times They Are A-Changin’ (est. $200/300,000).* The song is an important on…
Rare First Edition of the Star Spangled Banner to Be Sold at Christie’s in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On Dec 3, Christie’s will offer a very rare first edition of the lyrics and music of the Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key (estimate: $200,000-300,000) as part of its autumn Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana …
Rare First Edition of the Star Spangled Banner to Be Sold at Christie’s in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On Dec 3, Christie’s will offer a very rare first edition of the lyrics and music of the Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key (estimate: $200,000-300,000) as part of its autumn Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana …
Poignant Reminder of Harsh Realities of WWI for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Letters home from Sergeant Arthur Bradley who served on the Western Front for practically the entire course of the First World War are to be auctioned at Bonhams Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts in London on 23 November. As the nation prep…
Children’s Spontaneity "Wiped Out by Teaching" Claimed Beatrix Potter in Forthright Letters for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Two letters written by Beatrix Potter just before the Second World War to the sculptress, Josefina de Vasconcellos, form part of an archive of papers being auctioned at Bonhams Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts sale in London on 23 November …
Google Partners with Israel Antiquities Authority to Bring Dead Sea Scrolls Online
JERUSALEM.- As part of the celebrations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the Israel Antiquities Authority is launching a unique project – The Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library – to document the entire col…