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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Doc Chat Episode Twenty-Four: Seeing Beethoven by Julie Golia, Curator Of History, Social Sciences, and Government Information, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

On April 15, 2021, Doc Chatters examined the many themes and symbols embedded in one painting of an iconic musician. Portrait, circa 1808, by an unidentified artist of the painting of Lud…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PM

Doc Chat Episode 38: The Mapleson Cylinders, Listening to a Treasure by Julie Golia, Curator Of History, Social Sciences, and Government Information, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

On November 18, 2021, Doc Chatters used their ears to explore the history of recorded sound.  Lionel Mapleson with Edison Home Phonograph and extra large horn, probably at the Metrop…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PM