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Met Museum of Art Appoints Oluremi C. Onabanjo as Photography Curator

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the appointment of Oluremi C. Onabanjo as Curator in the Department of Photographs, following a comprehensive international search conducted over several months. Onabanjo…

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Stereoview: Three-Dimensional Photography

By Alex Novak

Giovanni Battista della Porta (1538-1615) created binocular drawings, and about the same time Jacopo Chimenti da Empoli (1554-1640) produced pairs of drawings, which clearly indicated his understanding of…

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Risk Management and Insurance for Private Photography Collectors, Dealers, Gallery Owners and Museums

Most people will never face a disaster that will reduce their 40-foot home to two feet of ashes. Nor will they ever face the loss of a major collection of…

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