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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Happy New Year! January 2024 came in HOT, but I hope you all managed to recuperate energy over the holidays and channel it into a positive, and peaceful, month! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">It's been a hive of activity here at the Eaton Collection these last few weeks, so this email is belated, and brief - but incredibly exciting. I'll start with the new arrivals: </span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">I’m ecstatic to announce the acquisition of the
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>original cover illustration art for the first edition of Ursula Le Guin’s ‘The Left
Hand of Darkness’ </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">for the Eaton Collection! The item will be featured
on NPR </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">and other local news sites, and will come to the library next
month! Artists </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Leo and Diane Dillon</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> won
the Caldecott Medal in 1976 and 1977, and Mr. Dillon was the first African-American to receive the medal. The Dillons’ artwork was influenced by African folk art, Japanese block printing, and medieval illumination. In short: this is a landmark work of art
for a landmark novel, and is a wonderful visual record of the transition to the New Wave of SF. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Takashi Okazaki,
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vols. 1-2, 2023. Created by legendary comic artist Takashi Okazaki, this boxset collects both volumes of the director's cut, which features brand new covers and bonus content. </span>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">LeSean Thomas,
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2005. A fantasy comic book series by acclaimed artist LeSean Thomas. </span></li></ul>
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display I'm doing for African Student Programs as part of </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Black Anime Day</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> events
on </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Tuesday, February 6th</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">,
so do come and check them out and say 'hello!' </span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">In other news, the exhibit labels and guide have
all been finalized for the upcoming exhibit: '</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Eaton at the Movies</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">'!
We're starting to install it next week, but our </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>official</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">
launch is now </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>February 8th</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 20, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">,
so mark your calendars. </span></div>
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works, too... more on those anon. </span></div>
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Widow, </b>Xiran Jay Zhao (2021)</span></div>
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