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Noted 19th-century Photo Dealer and Expert Robert Hershkowitz Passes away
Robert Hershkowitz, one of the most preeminent and knowledgeable 19th-century photography dealers and scholars, passed away on Friday, March 27th at the age of 81.
Originally from New York, he and…
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Blanc et Demilly: Modernists from Lyon
Born a year after his photographic partner, in 1892, Antoine Demilly met Theodore Blanc after they each married daughters of Edouard Bron, who ran a studio in Lyon from 1893.
Demilly…
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A Certificate of Insurance and Why You Need to Get One When You Loan Out Work
There are many misconceptions regarding Certificates of Insurance. The following information may help to provide a greater understanding of their proper and intended use.
It is common practice in the…
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