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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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Salon International du Portrait Photographique: A Portrait Study of One Woman
The first and only "Salon International du Portrait Photographique" was held April 28-May 24, 1961 at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
For this major event, 30 well-known photographers were invited to…
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The Insider's Guide to Selling Photographs
Besides historical and aesthetic considerations, most photography collectors ultimately will face the real economic issue of both buying and selling images.
Few of us merely inherit a collection and then pass…
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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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