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Nelson-Atkins Acquires Complete Hallmark Photographic Collection

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Published January 13, 2006 at 12:45 PM CST
"Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California," 1936. Gelatin silver print, 13 3/8 x 10 ? inches. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., P5.143.034.92.
Dorothea Lange, American (1895-1965).
"Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California," 1936. Gelatin silver print, 13 3/8 x 10 ? inches. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., P5.143.034.92.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art today announced the acquisition of the Hallmark Photographic Collection. By Laura Spencer

Kansas City, MO – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art today announced the acquisition of the Hallmark Photographic Collection. Appraised at 65 million dollars, the collection was founded in 1964, and includes 65 hundred works by 900 artists from 1839 to the present. KCUR?s Laura Spencer reports.

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