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Archive: August 2017 (5 Posts)

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Looking to the Sky: Solar Eclipse 2017

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

“Thousands of residents stood with necks craned and peered wide-eyed through smudged glass as the moon sped between the sun and earth, gradually shutting off the bright morning light. From President Coolidge to the urchins with bundles of papers under their arms, the city marvelled at the awesome but magnificent sight.”  - The Washington Post, …

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

American National Red Cross: Pictures in Poland

Posted by: Lara Szypszak

We recently posted about the newly digitized photographs from the American National Red Cross Collection, sharing an overview and selections from this vibrant and massive resource. I took a personal interest in these newly uploaded images as they represent a great addition to our accessible corpus of images of Poland. Not only does this collection …

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Whistler’s Etching Needle on View in “The Art of Etching: Masterpieces by James McNeill Whistler”

Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson

The following is a guest post by Katherine Blood, Curator of Fine Prints, Prints & Photographs Division and Linda Stiber Morenus, Special Assistant to the Director of Scholarly & Educational Programs and longtime paper conservator. Known for his credo “Art for Art’s Sake,” American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834 – 1903) was a virtuoso etcher whose …