Avery at ARLIS/NA Annual Conference

Avery staff will attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference in Toronto, Mar. 29- Apr. 2, 2012. Carole Ann Fabian, Avery Director, is the Conference Co-Chair for Programs and will also present an update on the Built Works Registry (BWR) — a collaborative Avery, ARTstor and Getty project. Now in its second year of development, the BWR […]

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Avery congratulates Streetscapes

Avery Library congratulates NY Times Streetscapes column on its 25th anniversary Mar. 17!! A wonderful column about the history of New York architecture and real estate it provides a valuable tool for readers conducting research or simply interested in preservation and architecture. Christopher Gray, column editor, frequently uses Avery Library material and his researcher, Suzanne […]

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Graffiti art/Street art

Graffiti art: is it an oxymoron?  Generally regarded as being born in New York City, graffiti art has spread throughout the world, and has been used as a means of political, economic, psychological and sometimes even gratuitous protest.  The world has seen an ever-increasing number of publications on the subject (exhibitions catalogs, documentary films, and […]

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