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LA Photo Gallerist G. Ray Hawkins Passes Away
G. Ray Hawkins, who opened the first public gallery in Los Angeles devoted to photography in 1975, died last December 11. He was 80 years old.
Hawkins’s gallery introduced numerous well-…
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Léonard Misonne: Images Made of Light
Léonard Misonne was born in Gilly, Belgium on July 1, 1870 near Charleroi. He was the son of Belgium industrialist and lawyer Louis Misonne and Adele Pimez.
Misonne studied Greek…
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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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