Gift of Inspiration - NY Public Library

Looking for some holiday season peace and quiet... and a little inspiration on visual storytelling? Visit your local library. If you're lucky enough to be near NYC, now on view at NY Public Library, this exhibition "The Birth of Promotion: Inventing Film Publicity in the Silent Film Era"




Read more here from NY Public Library website
http://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/birth-promotion-inventing-film-publicity-silent-film-era

And check out this clip from the "Carpetbagger" blog at the NY Times. It features the amazing & talented John Calhoun... who is not only a library legend; he's a terrific writer & journalist!

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/12/15/movies/awardsseason/100000001229941/the-new-old-hollywood.html