Sentences with phrase «rare book library»

Evan Peters leads an amateur heist of a rare books library in the brand - new trailer for his upcoming film American Animals!
So small edition, fine press books that usually end up in institutions or rare book libraries, so kind of a rarefied sort of art form.
They have had exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum, the V&A, and been included in group exhibitions at MoMA; collections including Cooper Hewitt, the Whitney, National Gallery, Smithsonian, San Francisco MoMA, Tate, Harvard, Yale and many other rare book libraries through the world.
McDonald's practice often focuses on site - specific «interventions» in historic house museums, rare book libraries, cultural institutions, and botanic gardens to investigate the sites and their stories in order to explore how public places connect with personal histories and emotional states.
When any of our rare books needs attention, we always send it to Keith — as do collectors, dealers and rare book libraries across North America.

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Over 200 guests are expected to attend and will help to raise funds for children's programs in all 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries and the Library's Rare Books and Special Collections.
The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System has more than 3.2 million materials such as books, magazines, eBooks, CDs, DVDs and rare materials including popular, diverse and specialized collections which can be found throughout its 37 libraries and the Library on Wheels Bookmobile.
«In the case where a library has been destroyed, all of the books — especially those that are out of print or rare — may not have to be thrown away,» he said.
It was Christmas break and I couldn't go home, so I spent my time at the library reading all the journals and looking at rare books.
On the morning of 5 January, according to witnesses, about 150 people barged into the institute, severed the telephone lines, ransacked the cupboards, tore thousands of books, and damaged the writings on palm leaves, rare artifacts, and old photographs in the library.
Site content includes interviews, articles, designers» libraries as well as examples of rare design annuals, type specimens, Ephemera, posters and vintage kids books from our bookshelves.
Oh, she also begins to fall in love (somewhat) with him (of course, only AFTER he saves her from vicious wolves and gives her a library featuring thousands of rare books).
Exploring the archive in unusual ways and making connections across categories of knowledge and fields of meaning, Gatten's movies construct new compositions and generate unexpected conclusions from 19th - century scientific treatises, «out - dated» 20th - century instructional texts, and rare books from 18th - century personal libraries.
Teaming up with a pain - obsessed swindler - George Sanders, wringing every line delivery for maximum lecherousness - the entirety of the movie's last act transpires inside a library locked down by a team of thieves, all looking to swipe a set of rare books.
Release date: June 1 Cast: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson Directed by: Bart Layton (The Imposter) Why we're excited: This ripped - from - the - headlines heist film mixes narrative storytelling with documentary - style interviews of the actual young men who plotted to steal valuable rare books from the special collection of a Kentucky university's library.
Bart Layton) In December of 2004, four young men attempted to steal a number of exceptionally rare books from the library at Transylvania University in Kentucky.
None of Bude's 30 books (except his very last) were ever published in the U.S., despite their popularity in the U.K. And all of his books are very rare, as Skeffington sold mainly to libraries.
The library owns some rare collections of manuscripts, maps, posters, special books, photographs, and more, and will continue to make these available.
This has led to the successful completion of creating digital copies of 52 rare and extremely valuable Malayalam books that can now be found online from Wikigrandasala, the free Wikimedia library.
Booklist (starred review) This character - driven novel looks at the ravages of rare book theft on libraries, and, more broadly, the destructive effects of contemporary greed... on cultural heritage.
The corpse of the museum curator in Virginia is found flayed in his office by the cleaning staff; the corpse of an archivist at the library in Norway, is found inside a locked vault used to store delicate and rare books.
Commissario Guido Brunetti must question his own assumptions about culture, virtue, and class in order to solve a shocking case of rare book theft from a Venetian library.
I think that in the near future books will be rare items for collector and libraries and we will be reading everything on a screen.
The library has announced that they are slicing off the spines of all but their rarest books in a monumental digital effort to generate one of the largest searchable databases.
Once I found an 1850 rare book in the library that fit the research I was doing for a historical novel.
The NYPL is one of the oldest and largest public libraries in the US, and the nice thing about their size and age is that they have an extensive archive of old and rare books, images, and more.
Amazon gives access to its mammoth ebook library that contains thousands of books and other content, some of which are so rare that it mesmerizes Kindle users.
And when his teachers eventually died, he collected the great books from their libraries (filled with marginalia) and combined them with his own rare volumes at his family's estate.
Here you will discover Sigmund Freud dealing with an unwelcome visitor; Columbo confronting a murderous bookseller; a Mexican cartel kingpin with a fatal weakness for rare books; and deadly secrets deep in the London Library; plus books with hidden messages, beguiling booksellers, crafty collectors, and a magical library that is guaranteed to enchant you.
By Its Cover by Donna Leon Commissario Guido Brunetti must question his own assumptions about culture, virtue, and class in order to solve a shocking case of rare book theft from a Venetian library.
«I haven't decided yet who to donate my money to, but I have a lot of rare books that I'd like to donate to a university library that will appreciate them.
Michael Morand of the Beineke Rare Books Library delves into the history of this amazing library and what can be found there, including all of Lewis and Clark's papers.
Michael Morand of the Bienke Rare Books Library comes by the show to delve into the history of the library and what great works can be found there.
GRAND DELUXE LIBRARY Located in Gianfigliazzi XVth century Palace the «Library Room» is furnished with an ample library of antique rare books and volumes regarding Florence which covers an entire wall of thLIBRARY Located in Gianfigliazzi XVth century Palace the «Library Room» is furnished with an ample library of antique rare books and volumes regarding Florence which covers an entire wall of thLibrary Room» is furnished with an ample library of antique rare books and volumes regarding Florence which covers an entire wall of thlibrary of antique rare books and volumes regarding Florence which covers an entire wall of the room.
Enjoy your aperitif and explore our library, which has rare collections and book publishing.
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In 1902 American financier Pierpont Morgan (1837 — 1913) chose architect Charles Follen McKim (1847 — 1909) of the prominent firm McKim, Mead and White to design a library to house his growing collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Study Collection The School of Architecture has fostered the growth of a non-circulating Study Collection of books and periodicals that are not otherwise accessible through the Cooper Union library system, sometimes including rare or limited edition items, often on loan from private collections.
The School of Architecture has fostered the growth of a non-circulating Study Collection of books and other visual material that are not otherwise accessible through the Cooper Union library system, that includes rare or limited edition items, often on loan from private collections.
Piano designed a «centripetal» building, partially buried underground in order to cope with the tight space available for the expansion and «to build a sort of underground vault in which to house the library's rare book collection.
In 1975, the palace opened as a museum and exhibition center dedicated to visual arts, while still retaining Fortuny's original workshop at the first floor, as well as his remarkable library with rare objects, furniture and art books.
William Scheide has bequeathed an entire library of rare books to Princeton University; Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen have given 175 works to the Stedelijk; Inuit artist Abraham Anghik Ruben has created a work especially for the Rockwell Museum, to name but a few major recent acquisitions.
I have produced many artist books of my poetry and these form part of the rare book collections in state, national and university libraries in Australia.
Lisa McCarty is a curator and photographer based in Durham, North Carolina.McCarty has held curatorial positions in archives, libraries, galleries, museums, and private collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum Library, the Peace Corps Archive, George Mason University, The Nasher Museum of Art, Cassilhaus Gallery & Collection, The Center for Documentary Studies and Duke University's Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, where she is currently curator of the Archive of Documentary Arts.McCarty received a MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University and exhibits her photographs and moving image work internationally.
Michael Inman, who received a master's degree in library and information science in 2002, is curator of rare books for The New York Public Library, administers the Rare Book Division, George Arents Collection, and Historic Children's Book Collection, among othrare books for The New York Public Library, administers the Rare Book Division, George Arents Collection, and Historic Children's Book Collection, among othRare Book Division, George Arents Collection, and Historic Children's Book Collection, among others.
This exhibition provides a rare opportunity to see «great» books, illustrated by modern masters, removed from locked museum, library, and collector's cabinets, and presented in the expansive manner they deserve.
This rare limited first edition vintage 1973 Jean Dubuffet Guggenheim Museum retrospective exhibition collector's art book s an incredibly special... more This rare limited first edition vintage 1973 Jean Dubuffet Guggenheim Museum retrospective exhibition collector's art book s an incredibly special and unique book to add to your library collection.
Through intensive research drawn from the artist's extensive library of rare books Taaffe takes an accumulative approach to his works, often combining nature - printing techniques, collage, and painting.
Browsers and collectors alike were treated to a library - quality display of new releases, classic titles, museum catalogues, out - of - print and rare books, hard - to - find treasures, indie magazines and limited editions.
This rare first edition 1992 Whitney Museum of American Art retrospective exhibition iconic collector's softcover art book of the world... more This rare first edition 1992 Whitney Museum of American Art retrospective exhibition iconic collector's softcover art book of the world famous American artist Jean Michel Basquiat (1960 - 1988), is an incredibly special rare out of print book to add to your library collection.
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