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Natasha D'Schommer

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Natasha D'Schommer is a photographer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for photographing rare books and manuscripts.

D'Schommer was born in Minneapolis in 1972. "She graduated from New England College in West Sussex, England, with a degree in English literature, and completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at Vermont College of Fine Arts."[1]

D'Schommer was a 2005 recipient of the McKnight Photography Fellowship.[2] D'Schommer photographs rare books and musical manuscripts,[3][4] including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketchbooks (1815), the Gutenberg Bible (1455), J.S. Bach's Cantata No. 33, and original copies of all of the first four printed Bibles as well as copy of the Qur'an from about 1700.

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  1. ^ Biblio Collection.
  2. ^ "Past McKnight Fellowship for Photography Award Recipients", McKnight Artist Fellowships.
  3. ^ Michele Alperin, "Beethoven's Scribbles and More, Through a 21st Century Lens, U.S. 1, November 26, 2008; reproduced at princeton.info.com.
  4. ^ Deborah Yaffe, "Book offers rare look inside Scheide ’36’s collection", Princeton Alumni Weekly, February 11, 2009.
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