'A Photo Archive Changed my Life'

December 31 2021

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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

Bendor has written a short piece for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art on how a photo archive changed his life. In short, the article celebrates how important photo archives are for art history and connoisseurship in general. Brilliant resources such as the recently published online Paul Mellon Centre Photo Archive makes the process of research easier than ever before.

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Indeed, instead of shedding tears of frustration into the stacks and boxes often held within London basements, we can now do so from the comfort of our own armchairs at home. Is this progress? I think so.


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