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CRSA: Tom Wesselmann Digital Corpus in Conversation [VIDEO]

CRSA: Tom Wesselmann Digital Corpus in Conversation
October 26, 2021

The featured conversation between WPI colleagues Huffa Frobes-Cross, Project Manager of the Wesselmann Catalogue Raisonné, and Caitlin Sweeney, Director of Digital Publications, took viewers step-by-step through the development of a unique cataloguing system: from the initial considerations that went into choosing the most appropriate format, to the particular challenges of maintaining an online database-in-progress.

New Collections Added to the Digital Archives

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The Wildenstein Plattner Institute (WPI) is proud to announce the long-anticipated release of three prestigious archival collections, which provide significant information for market studies and provenance research of 19th and 20th century French art. Eugène and Jules Féral Inventories, 1841 – 1940 The Eugène and Jules Féral Inventories provide an overview of the professional activities of the

Now Live: Explore the WPI Digital Archives

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The Wildenstein Plattner Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the WPI Digital Archives – a repository of over 50,000 digital resources documenting the work of French dealers, collectors, and artists from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The materials that comprise the WPI Digital Archives were originally assembled by the Wildenstein Institute throughout

First Glimpse Into a Historic Photo Archive

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The WPI’s Photothèque Archives is a remarkable collection of over 25,000 black and white photographs originally assembled by the Wildenstein Institute throughout the 20th century. These photographs were intended to facilitate staff research on a variety of art historical subjects, ranging from 13th c. religious relief sculptures to 20th c. artists such as Mikhail Larionov.

Digitization and the State-of-the-art(world) [VIDEO]

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Digitization and the State-of-the-art(world)
March 5, 2020

The Wildenstein Plattner Institute presented Digitization and the State of the Art World, a conference in collaboration with the Hasso Plattner Institute and the Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM). SAP’s Next-Gen space and Ann Rosenberg kindly hosted our event at 10 Hudson Yards, providing an exceptional view as a backdrop for our speakers and panels.

Pen to Paper in the Digital Age: Artist’s Correspondence and Writings from the Nineteenth Century [VIDEO]

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Pen to Paper in the Digital Age: Artist’s Correspondence and Writings from the Nineteenth Century – Panel at 108th CAA Conference
February 12, 2020

At the College Art Association’s annual conference in Chicago, the WPI hosted a panel titled “Pen to Paper in the Digital Age: Artist’s Correspondence and Writings from the Nineteenth Century.” Inspired by the upcoming publication of Ted Reff’s 3-volume book, The Letters of Edgar Degas, the panelists Dr. Petra Chu, Elpida Vouitsis, Leo Jansen shared art historical insights gained from the close study of artists’ letters.