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Historic Pride Sale at Swann Brings Market Premiers and Auction Records
The Pride Sale at Swann Galleries on Thursday, June 20 offered a curated selection of LGBTQ+ art, photography, literature, autographs and ephemera from the past 200 years, with many first-time…
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Willy Kessels and Photography: A Modern Means to Represent the World
By Alex Novak
Willy Kessels (1898-1974) was one of the leading Belgian photographers in the period between the two World Wars and an important Belgian Modernist. Born in Termonde, Belgium, in…
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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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