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Thu. Mar. 1st, 2012 10:59am
Concluding a 30-year mystery, the Rosenbach Museum & Library has located and acquired a portrait of an early member of the Gratz Family, prominent Jewish early Americans who made their home in Philadelphia. More
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Wed. Feb. 15th, 2012 11:58am
Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the international tragedy of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, the Rosenbach Museum & Library presents Titanic: The Rise of Rosenbach, on view February 15–June 24. The exhibition follows the story of book dealer Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach as he hears about the sinking of the Titanic and realizes that his friend and protégé, Harry Elkins Widener, has gone down with the ship. Visitors are invited to learn the details of the tragic event and how, ultimately, Dr. Rosenbach’s personal loss led to professional success as he undertook a project that positioned him to become the greatest rare-books dealer of the 20th century: the creation of Harvard’s Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library. More
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Fri. Feb. 3rd, 2012 1:06pm
The Rosenbach Museum & Library explores the creative process of children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak in Pen to Publisher: The Life of Three Sendak Picture Books, on view through July 15. This two-gallery exhibition explores the life cycle of three Sendak books from inception to publication: The Sign on Rosie’s Door (1960), Outside Over There (1981) and Brundibar (2003). Covering more than 40 years, each of these books was inspired and produced in radically different ways, collectively revealing how Sendak pursued and preserved a core idea or character through his own artistic refinements and changing publishing techniques and technologies. More
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Thu. Feb. 2nd, 2012 5:42pm
Each year, hundreds of on- and off-site researchers make use of the Rosenbach Museum & Library’s collections.The exhibition Inquiring Minds: Rosenbach Researchers Report Back explores a cross-section of researchers’ projects from concept to completion. Open now through March 25, 2012, the exhibition uncovers the work of a variety of researchers with sometimes surprising interests – not only scholars and professors, but musicians, fashion designers and even a cheesemonger. More