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Chrysler Museum of Art Announces $2 Million Endowment for New Curator of Photography
The Chrysler Museum of Art has announced a transformative $2 million gift from longtime Museum supporter and former curator Brooks Johnson to establish an endowed Curator of Photography position. The…
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Library of Rare Photography Books and Portfolios
By Alex Novak
This special selection of rare books spans the gamut from early and virtually never seen 19th-century documents to scarce and in-demand contemporary books and portfolios.
I hope you find…
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CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY: TRUTH & THE BURDEN OF REALITY
There has been a tremendous amount of discussion in the popular press lately about photography's relationship with reality. The recent discovery that a Lebanese freelance photographer with more than a decade…
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