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Photo Collector and Historian Jack Wilgus Passes away after a Fall
Long-time photography collector and photo historian Jack Wilgus passed away on June 12th after a fall at home and being admitted to the hospital in Dallas. He and his wife…
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Portraits of Famous People: Writers and Artists
By Matt Damsker
The allure of famed authors and visual artists was never lost on photographers, who from the medium's earliest days made portraits of celebrated creators, quickly establishing--or at least…
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The Ins and Outs of A Photography Appraisal
Collecting photography may be a labor of love, but taking care of it may be a burden best shared with experts. At the very least, it’s important to keep…
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I Photo Central provides thousands of web pages for the photography collector, curator and historian. This site includes articles on collecting issues (such as connoisseurship and print values; insurance and risk management; appraisals; buying and selling images; developing a photography collecting library; framing/matting and preserving your collection; conservation, etc.). The largest for-sale fine art photography gallery on the web is databased here and is easily accessed through an extensive on-site search engine.
281 issues of the popular E-Photo Newsletter are also archived here and are also searchable; and there is a major International Photography Calendar of Events section.
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