January 1, 2016
Favorite 2015 John Foster Collections
01.02.15
Leon Lewandowski
A lost street photographer comes to public eye after sixty years in storage
02.13.15
Grand Budapest Hotel
The Book
04.24.15
Body of Knowledge
A historical overview of anatomical drawing
05.08.15
Ingrained
Redefining Hand Crafted Furniture
06.12.15
Love for Sale
The Graphic Art of Valmor Products
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07.09.15
Lilliputian Entropy
Carrie Becker’s small rooms
08.07.15
Weird Science
Digital treasures from the world of science
10.02.15
Architectural Exuberance Along the Bus Route
Bus stops in the Soviet Union
10.30.15
The Arch at 50
Looking back at a competition that worked
11.27.15
Selling an American Fantasy
The calendar art of Gil Elvgren
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John Foster and his wife, Teenuh, have been longtime collectors of self-taught art and vernacular photography. Their collection of anonymous, found snapshots has toured the country for five years and has been featured in Harper’s, Newsweek Online and others.
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