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Changing New York: Pgotographs by Bernice Abbott. 1935-1938

Hundreds of black and white photographs by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) from her Changing New York Works Progress Administration/ Federal Art Project. The Library's collection holds about 80% of the project's 302 images; this presentation includes variant and discarded images, plus other work Abbott produced as a project employee.

Image: Berenice Abbott (1898-1991). Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan, October 03, 1935. Digital ID: 482799

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Art in Second Life

The arts are everywhere even in virtual worlds. Second Life has created an entire art scene which gallery's, shows, theatre, music and more. Check out the blog sl-art-news for some great pictures and links.

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X-Ray Reveals Ghost Figure

LONDON - Students researching for a new display of Tudor portraits in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery have uncovered a ghost figure which may be Shakespeare's only known patron Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, which had been subsequently painted over with a portrait of Elizabeth Vernon, Southampton's wife.

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