Virtual Tour of The History Project Collections

Sponsored by the Ticknor Society. Join Joan Ilacqua, Executive Director of The History Project, for a virtual tour of The History Project’s collections. Established in 1980, The History Project is Boston’s LGBTQ+ community archives and holds over 200 collections documenting LGBTQ+ life and experience in the Boston area and regionally in New England. Joan will […]

Let’s Talk About Animated Advertising: 200 Years of Premiums, Promos and Popups from the collection of Ellen K. Rubin

Sponsored by The Grolier Club Jan 18, 6:00-7:30pm New York time Join this virtual webcast of curator Ellen G. K. Rubin in conversation with three collectors and practitioners on movable paper works Now on view at The Grolier Club, “Animated Advertising” features over 170 unique advertising objects from 200 years that demonstrate how animated and […]

Identifying and Valuing Classic Animation Art

Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Presenter: Melanie Smith – Live Free Webinar with Moderator Brian Kathenes This fascinating and exciting live-stream presentation describes the intricate process of creating classic animation art and how the animation process impacts the value of classic ‘cels’ and illustrations. Melanie Smith will describe the many different steps required to create […]

Manuscript Monday: Awards: Oscars, and Emmys, and Grammy’s, Oh my! And Nobel Prize medals too.

Spoonsored by The Manuscript Society Mon March 6, 8:00pm Eastern, 5:00pm Pacific “And the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Tony goes to ………..” “This year’s recipient of the Nobel Prize for ………… is…….” These words are followed each year with anticipation….  Did your favorite actor, actress, film, Broadway musical, television show receive the award?  Is a lifetime […]

Manuscript Monday – History in Your Hands: A Passion for Collecting

Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Presenter: Dr. Stuart Embury                                                           Moderator: Brian Kathenes John Sloan Letter – collection of S. Embury It’s a letter written by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte, or perhaps Georgia O’Keeffe.  You’ve read about them or seen their art, but now you reading their words written in their hand. You are holding […]

Bibliophiles Beware: The Situationist International and the Art & Politics of Cultural Hijacking

Sponsored by The Book Club of California Active between 1957 and 1972, The Situationist International (S.I.) was a revolutionary alliance of artists, intellectuals, architects and political theorists that is hailed as the “last avant-garde” of the 20th century. One of the organization’s core concepts is that of détournement, which can be understood as the subversion […]