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Christine Robinson Joins the Ransom Center as Curator of Photography
Christine Robinson has joined the Ransom Center as its new Nancy Inman and Marlene Nathan Meyerson Curator of Photography. Robinson previously taught in the Photography and History of Art and…
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Michael Philip Manheim: Rhythm from Within
Michael Philip Manheim has been a professional photographer since 1969. A chance encounter with photography, at the age of 13, locked him onto a life-long pursuit.
Intrigued with the themes…
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Basic Core Photography Collecting Books and Other Media by Category
The following group of classic books and resources is what I consider the basic necessities for a photography collector’s library. There are many other fine examples, but this is…
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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.
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