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    Singles Art Tour

    Singles Art Tour

    Presented by Meet Market Adventures at Rosenbach Museum and Library

    June 26, 2009


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    Join Meet Market Adventures and other single art enthusiasts for this guided tour of the Rosenbach Museum and Library. This elegant museum preserves the one of the world's greatest collections of rare books, historic and literary manuscripts, and fine and decorative arts. Selections from some of the best-known collections are always on view, including James Joyce's manuscript for Ulysses, original drawings by children's book author/illustrator Maurice Sendak, and the papers of Modernist poet Marianne Moore. Authors and artists represented at the Rosenbach Museum include (but are not limited to): · Maurice Sendak: some 10,000 works, including original drawings, preliminary sketches, manuscript materials, and rare editions; · Cervantes: the finest known copy of the first edition of Don Quixote; · Phillis Wheatley: first editions of the first book published by an African American; · Thomas Jefferson: a draft of the Declaration of Independence; an inventory of his slaves; · George Washington: more than one hundred personal letters; · Fragonard: original drawings for Orlando Furioso; · William Blake: original drawings and books; · Lewis Carroll: more than 600 letters, his rarest photographs, books, and more; · Charles Dickens: the largest surviving portions of the manuscripts for Pickwick Papers and Nicholas Nickleby.


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      • Venue Info

        Rosenbach Museum and Library

        2008 Delancey Place
        Philadelphia, PA 19103

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets: $19.99

        Info Phone: (877) 668 - 6338

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        June 26, 2009

        Times:
        6:30-8 pm

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.


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