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Van Gogh, Visionary Artist, Was Once a Truly Terrible Art Dealer. Until This Guy Fired Him | artnet News

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Vincent van Gogh was fired from his job as an art dealer thanks to his boss Charles Obach, now seen in a newly discovered photograph.

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Visual Materials Section of the Society of American Archivists

1 week ago

Another new documentary, this one about Apollo 11:
"Drawing on written documentation for clues, Miller and his team pieced together a variety of materials: 16-millimeter and 35-millimeter films that have long been available in some form; a treasure trove of 177 rediscovered 65-millimeter Panavision reels found at the National Archives and Records Administration; and audio recordings from mission control and other technical outposts." ... See MoreSee Less

Piecing Together the Visual and Audio Puzzle of ‘Apollo 11’

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A mesmerizing documentary matched footage, some of it never seen before, with audio in a tale involving NASA, archivists, hobbyists and some luck.

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2 weeks ago

Hello all. This is a friendly reminder that Views Magazine is still looking for new content for its upcoming issue! Please consider writing for Views' Time-Lapse section if you attended an exhibit, workshop, symposium, conference, conference presentation or some other visual-material related event you'd like to write about. If this sounds like you, please consider writing for the Time-Lapse section for Views. Email your submission to me (Erin) at erin.enos0212@gmail.com by March 19, 2019. Submissions should be 500 to 1,000 words along with a picture or two. I'll see that you get published in the next issue. Thanks! ... See MoreSee Less

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