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Archive: May 2016 (2 Posts)

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James C. Strout: Destined for Librarianship

Posted by: Jeff Bridgers

The following is a guest post by Beverly Brannan, Curator of Photography, Prints & Photographs Division: The Library of Congress has employed a number of military veterans and provided soldiers to serve in wars over the years. One of these from the Civil War recently came to light when the Library acquired a daguerreotype of …

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The Art of War: Library of Congress Exhibition Features World War I Artists

Posted by: Jeff Bridgers

The following is a guest post by Katherine Blood, Curator of Fine Prints, who co-curated the exhibition with Sara Duke, Curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Arts: When exhorted by Charles Dana Gibson to “draw ‘til it hurts!” hundreds of his fellow artists contributed over 1,400 designs, including some 700 posters, to promote the country’s …