This volume, the first printed catalog of the holdings of American drawings, watercolors, pastels, and collages of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, documents 1,784 works by 645 artists, acquired through 1982. Black-and-white thumbnail illustrations accompany the entries, which are organized chronologically first by the birthdate of the artists and then by the works’ dates of execution.
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While working on The Art of Unix Programming, I became aware of a fascinating archeological discovery — the recovery of the lost teachings of an ancient Unix master…
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Isn’t funny that books don’t seem to evoke the same emotions as films in the sense of sadness and laughter? What is the one book or series of books that you find yourself revisiting which makes you fall off your chair out of laughter? Some books may be ancient and be old as a 100 years old, but they still could have everyone in hysterics.
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The concept of utilizing big data to enable scientific discovery has generated tremendous excitement and investment from both private and public sectors over the past decade, and expectations continue to grow.
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In this world of wonderful surprises, you’ll tend to come across funny, weird and interesting episodes in everything that we do. One of which, in this case, is within the world of books and reading. Be prepared to watch how toddlers react to reading and different types of books. Sharpest knife in the world slicing through a thick book?
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