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In this picture of the front of the museum, the contrast between old and new is striking. The New Wing is glass-enclosed and modern, designed by Renzo Piano. The original house and museum building stands next to it. All of the art is still housed in…

A picture of some of the letters and sketches on display in a study room on the third floor of the museum. Pictured are a letter from Paul Chalfin, a famous artist and interior designer, and sketches James Abbott McNeill Whistler, a famous artist,…

A brief history of the photograph and its recent development. This feature shows how cameras are constructed and how to successfully develop a photograph. Photography is seen during the 19th century as "magical" and deserving of being called a wonder…

This article talks about the innovation of the camera and changes in styles of photography. Daguerre of Paris invented the original model of the camera, but if only captured the rough etching of an inanimate object. His failure to patent this device…

This photograph comes from the edition of "Wessex Tales" that was published in 1912. It shows the hangman's cottage, which Gertrude visits in order to cure her arm.

Photograph of Gardner reading a book in 1907 in England, taken in the house of Henry Yates Thompson.