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Objets de Mon AffectionBuild and Access the Collection – $550 The “objects” of American artist Man Ray’s affection were small, limited-edition sculptures. Although influenced by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Ray eschewed the Duchampian term readymade, preferring a lyrical title based on a popular song, “The object of my affection is to change your complexion...Read More |
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On the Use of the Improved Papier MacheBuild and Access the Collection – $1,250 The Cooper Hewitt Library has a wonderful collection of 19th century ornament pattern books, patterns that continue to inspire artists and designers today. The Library also collects books about the use of materials and techniques. This particular book discusses the use of papier mâché as an...Read More |
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Opuscula Iuventutis Mathematica Curiosa...Build and Access the Collection – $4,000 The first part of this work describes a newly invented instrument of the era: a planisphere illustrated with a plate. A planisphere is a star chart analog computing instrument in the form of two adjustable disks that rotate on a common pivot. It can be adjusted to display the visible stars for any...Read More |
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Ornamental Textile Fabrics of All Ages and NationsBuild and Access the Collection – $450 Ornamental Textile Fabrics of All Ages and Nations: A Practical Collection of Specimens features specimens from Auguste Dupont-Auberville's collection of ornamental textile designs. The samples, reproduced as simple chromolithographs, serve as a showcase of European, Eastern, and Egyptian design...Read More |
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Other IdeasBuild and Access the Collection – $350 This seemingly insignificant, slim volume is the catalog for a groundbreaking exhibition curated by Sam Wagstaff at the Detroit Institute of Arts. A renowned curator and collector, Wagstaff is best known as the benefactor of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and poet-musician Patti Smith. Other...Read More |
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[Other Lunar Discoveries of Mr. Herschel]Build and Access the Collection – $12,000 These rare hand-tinted lithographs by Italian artist Leopoldo Galluzzo illustrate what became known as "The Great Moon Hoax of 1835." In what was intended as a satirical newspaper article, New York Sun newspaper writer Richard Adams Locke boldly claimed that famed British astronomer Sir John...Read More |
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Pandas, Presentation to First Lady Pat Nixon, April 20, 1972, Pandas playing, June 1972, and Pandas’ first day in new pen, November 19, 1973Build and Access the Collection – $1,250 In April 1972, Giant Pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing arrived in Washington, DC as a gift from the Chinese government. What followed was sheer panda-monium. These films document some of the early days of the pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. The films include footage of First...Read More |
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Papillons d'EuropeBuild and Access the Collection – $4,250 Ernst & Engramelle's work on the butterflies of Europe was originally issued by subscription in 29 fascicles over 13 years. The Cullman Library holds the complete work: eight volumes of text (bound as three) with 342 meticulously and beautifully hand-colored plates in three separate volumes (...Read More |
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Paradisus Batavus, Continens Plus Centum Plantas Affabre Aere Incises & Descriptionibus Illustratas.Build and Access the Collection – $3,800 Hermann, a physician and botanist, traveled to Africa, India, and Ceylon in the service of the Dutch East India Company and later served as the director of the famous botanic garden at the University of Leiden. In this work he published detailed descriptions and illustrations of the garden's plants...Read More |
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The Passenger PigeonBuild and Access the Collection – $500 “There would be days and days when the air was alive with them, hardly a break occurring in a flock for half a day at a time. Flocks stretched as far as a person could see, one tier above another. I think it would be safe to say that millions could have been seen at the same time.” (The Passenger...Read More |
