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From the Beautiful Box: Tarbell and Hand-Painted Glass Slides
In my last blog post, I shared with you the secrets of a lovely wooden box which contained a collection of glass lantern slides from about 1920. While most of the slides are black and white, a few colorful slides … Continue reading →
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Tagged 19th Century Art, American Art, Behind the Scenes, color photography, digital photography, Edmund Charles Tarbell, lantern slides
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Beautiful boxes often hold beautiful things…
I’ve always felt that beautiful boxes should hold beautiful things, and that is the case for one small, graceful box stored in the Audio Visual Library at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Made of a dark, lustrous wood and elegant enough … Continue reading →
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Tagged lantern slides, Library/Archives, Milwaukee Art Institute, Panama-Pacific Exposition
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