New York Public Library, Grand Stair - T. Scott Carlisle
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When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is the great equalizer.
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Image Title : To my Valentine.
Published Date : 190-
Source : Holiday postcards / Valentine’s Day
Source Description : 89 postcards : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.
Location : Mid-Manhattan Library / Picture Collection
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Library staff at the Webster branch, then called the Webster Free Circulating Library, overlooking collection of music and arts. Circa 1910.
Trong G. Nguyen | Books on Rice Kernels
“Each grain of rice contains a single word written in ink - with the book titles written on grains painted gold. The complete text or individual chapters written word for word on rice kernels.”
Books on Rice Kernels
Library 2007-Present, Rice kernels, ink, gold paint, gold leaf, clear mylar. Each grain of rice contains a single word written in ink - with the book titles written on grains painted gold. The complete text or individual chapters written word for word on rice kernels. 5 x 3-1/2 x 1/4 inches each
library; roland barthes: la chambre claire (complete book, 48 chapters) | trong g. nguyen | 2007-present | rice kernels, ink, gold paint, gold leaf, clear mylar | one word = one rice kernel
