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A new initiative at the Frick Library.(Frick Art Reference Library)(Brief article)

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| July 01, 2006 | Ledes, Allison Eckardt | COPYRIGHT 2006 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Long regarded as one of the foremost libraries for the study of the history of art, the Frick Art Reference Library, founded in New York City in 1920, has recently formed the Center for the History of Collecting in America. The library is an eminently suitable governing institution for this center because it contains some 275,000 books, 75,000 auction catalogues, and more than one million photographs of works of art. An early mission of the library was to establish the provenance of works of art. Thus, it is a most ...

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