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“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.” Today marks the birthday of E. B. White (1899 - 1985), the author of such beloved children's classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan.

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2018-07-11

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Marc Chagall (7 Jul 1887–28 Mar 1985), French artist.

"Noted for consistent use of folkloric imagery & sweetness of color, characterized by a style that developed in years before WWI, underwent little progression throughout his long career. See 'I & the Village,' 1911."

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2018-07-07

As the season begins, we thought we'd do a marine theme for this week's archive images. Here is 'Sailing & Cruising: For the small boat owner' by K. Adlard Coles (1901–1985), in 1941. Cover illustration by

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2018-05-09

Explore the heritage of the Hawaiian Islands for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with "Indigenous Flowers" (1885), an important record of Hawaiian flora in the 19th century. Contributed to by : https://t.co/zoOsIm0sjd

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2018-05-03

Per Rom (1903-1985), Melankoli, oil on canvas

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2018-04-28

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A tribute to (1452 - 1519) for his 566th birthday. The composition comprises Head of a girl (1483), (1485), (1498), and (1503), in the tone of a Portrait of a Man in Red (1512) (#15208)

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2018-04-16

Despite its common name, the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is more closely related to arachnids than crustaceans. Explore their anatomy in "Descriptions of the Muscular and Endoskeletal Systems of Limulus" (1885), in via : https://t.co/dTDTP9mtME

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2018-03-03

New England Red, by Eric Sloane (1905-1985), Oil on Board. Michael Wigley Galleries is the exclusive representative, https://t.co/Hr64RiXfrn

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2017-03-01