Morgan Library Exhibit: “The Diary”
Here’s an exhibit I plan on checking out in the near future: “The Diary: Three Centuries of Private Lives,” at the Morgan Library in New York.
The exhibit includes these lovely items:
A diary jointly kept by Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne:
John Ruskin’s chess diary:
You can see more images in the slides shows in these reviews:
New York Times: Tales of Lives Richly Lived, but True?
DNA Info: New Midtown Exhibit Peeks at Private Diaries of Writers, Performers.
2 Responses to “Morgan Library Exhibit: “The Diary””
These diaries look so beautiful, I wonder whether similar kinds are available to buy.
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