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How the Library Got Its Strads: A Lecture by Phillip A. Kass

Summary

Phillip Kass is an expert writer and appraiser about fine classic stringed instruments and bows. In this lecture he gives the background and the history on how the Library of Congress acquired its Stradivari instruments.

Event Date

December 17, 2021

Running Time

40 minutes 52 seconds

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How the Library Got Its Strads: A Lecture by Phillip A. Kass. 2021. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10143/.

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(2021) How the Library Got Its Strads: A Lecture by Phillip A. Kass. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10143/.

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How the Library Got Its Strads: A Lecture by Phillip A. Kass. 2021. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10143/>.

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