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Joseph Hémard’s life, and art, was repeatedly affected by war. He was captured shortly after World War I began and spent the remainder of the war in a...
Rare Books Blog
Joseph Hémard was born in 1880, in a small town near Paris. He was a prolific artist, designing costumes, theatre sets, patterns for printed textiles...
Rare Books Blog
Mark Weiner has posted a video on his Worlds of Law blog, which features our Supreme Court Bobblhead Collection. In “ A Philosophical Reflection on...
Foreign and International Blog
On 6th September 2012, Myanmar passed a new foreign investment law that would replace its 1988 foreign investment law. The Myanmar government’s plans...
Rare Books Blog
Joseph Hémard was one of the most prolific book illustrators of the 20th century, and certainly one of the funniest, yet he remains virtually unknown...