And one of the murders takes place in the Banff Centre library. :-) Read
the mystery--sign up for a Banff Centre tour!
--Lynda
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Lynda S. White, Associate Director
Management Information Services
562 Alderman Library
PO Box 400114
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904
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--On Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:29 PM -0500 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Speaking of mysteries and Banff, there is one set in Banff entitled
> 'Murder as a fine art', by John Ballem (Toronto: Dundurn Group, 2002;
> ISBN 1550023853), which attendees may wish to pack in their luggage.
>
> Jonathan
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> Jonathan Franklin
> Head of Collections and Database Management, Library
> National Gallery of Canada
> 380 Sussex Drive
> PO Box 427, Station A
> Ottawa, Ontario
> K1N 9N4
> Canada
> telephone (613) 990 0590
> fax (613) 990 6190
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Frechette, Mary E. (Suzy)
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [ARLIS-L] Thumbs up for "The Lost Painting"
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> Hi all -- just finished reading The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr. It's
> the story
> of how a Caravaggio painting, "lost" for centuries, was identified,
> restored, and
> documented. Libraries and archives play a major role, of course. The
> author
> does a pretty good job of making it read like a fictional mystery story,
> bringing
> the personalities to life and portraying the cut-throat politics and
> egos of art historians.
>
> Looking forward to seeing everyone in Banff,
>
>
>
>
> Suzy Frechette
> Fine Arts Dept.
> St. Louis Public Library
> 1301 Olive St.
> St. Louis, MO 63103
> T: 314-241-2288
> www.slpl.org <http://www.slpl.org/>
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