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Neat things: The Art of the Photogravure

Mar 8, 2008
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For a study break treat I spent some time looking at The Art of the Photogravure. I had learned a bit about it before dropping my preservation class (and yes, I will be taking it again) and really loved going through the image database and learning more about the process.

Here are a couple of images, courtesy of the site. The first is from 1868 by Thomas Annan:

Close No. 11 Bridgegate

Next is an example from 2002 by ParkeHarrison, Robert and Shana:

The Sower

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Freerice.com

Oct 28, 2007
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Another new favorite website of mine is Freerice.com. For each vocabulary word you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated through the United Nations. I am addicted. I haven't gotten past level 49 in vocabulary but I'm trying!