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December 29, 2009 | Jonathan Shipley

Creation

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There's a movie coming soon about the life and times of Charles Darwin. Starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly, it highlights his masterwork, On the Origin of Species...


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Japanese Crêpe-Paper Books Lead Beinecke Fall Exhibition Line-Up
Miriam Margolyes Launches New 'Showtime!' Exhibition at Charles Dickens Museum

Visual Art

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Mary Blair Leads Original Disney Production Art Sale
Jane Austen's Illustrators Celebrated in New Anniversary Exhibition

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Sketch of Disney's Pinocchio in red, mounted with tape to a sketchbook page.
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Washington Irving’s Original Handwritten Manuscript of 'Legend of the House of Omeya' to Auction
Mineral Dictionary, Micrographia, and British Imperial Intel: The Week in Rare Books

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Complete Run of 'Action Comics' to Auction
First Edition of 'The Hobbit' Found in House Clearance to Auction

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Evergreen Review at PBA Galleries
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Hemingway Days Celebration in Key West
Revolutionary War and Founding Fathers Featured in Fine Autographs and Artifacts Auction

Photographs

Bill Cunningham, Municipal Building, built 1914
Photographer Bill Cunningham’s Archive Acquired by The New York Historical
Marilyn Monroe’s Signed Passport Photograph Sold for $21,655
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