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had been on the subject of 'Regional
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on 1 January 1972, and was later re-appointed for a further five years on 1 January 1979. He remained deputy director at the
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Europe to build up the library's photographic holdings. In 1959, after serving 10 years as the Conway librarian, Zarnecki was appointed to the
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art gallery. This exhibition was the first time the subject matter had received such a wide audience. In 1987, Zarnecki and French scholar
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