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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/more-from-the-collection\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">More From the Collection<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-12.jpg\" alt=\"Lovecraft Exhibition photo - art and letter\" class=\"wp-image-414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-12.jpg 400w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-12-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-12-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-12-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lovecraft Exhibition artwork and handwritten notes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-7.jpg\" alt=\"Lovecraft Exhibition photo - cases\" class=\"wp-image-412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-7.jpg 400w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-7-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-7-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-7-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lovecraft Exhibition cases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-14.jpg\" alt=\"Lovecraft Exhibition photo - cases\" class=\"wp-image-415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-14.jpg 400w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-14-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-14-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-14-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lovecraft Exhibition cases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-101.jpg\" alt=\"Lovecraft Exhibition photo - notes\" class=\"wp-image-417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-101.jpg 400w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-101-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-101-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-101-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Lovecraft-Exhibition-101-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lovecraft Exhibition handwritten notes and painting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Influence of Anxiety: Lovecraft, Bloch, Barlow, et al.<\/strong> will be on display in the John Hay Library&#8217;s main exhibition gallery from August 19, 2015 &#8211; January 8, 2016. &nbsp;Please consult the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.brown.edu\/hay\/\">library&#8217;s website<\/a> for open hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;Hay will be open for&nbsp;extended hours from August 19 \u2013 23, coinciding with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/necronomicon-providence.com\/enter\/\">NecronomiCon Providence<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Permission for all reproductions of Robert Bloch&#8217;s work within this project granted by the Estate of Robert Bloch<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exhibition Checklist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Robert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois 1917-1994 Los Angeles, California)<\/b><br>\n<b><i>I\u00c4A. Shub-Niggurath Y&#8217;A<\/i><\/b><br>\nCirca 1933<br>\nPencil on paper<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<\/b><br>\n<b><i>Letter to Robert Bloch<\/i><\/b><br>\n1933 December<br>\nAutograph letter signed (four pages on two sheets)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">First page of a four-page letter written from Providence, Rhode Island.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>Letter to Robert Bloch<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1933 August 4 (Arkham House dates this letter to 1933 September)<br>\nAutograph letter signed (four pages on two sheets)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">First and second page of a four-page letter written from Providence, Rhode Island. Text from page one reproduced.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Robert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois 1917-1994 Los Angeles, California)<br>\n<em>Dream Thing<\/em><\/strong><br>\nCirca 1933<br>\nCrayon on paper<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>Letter to Robert Bloch<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1933 July (Month uncertain)<br>\nAutograph letter signed (our pages on two sheets)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">Four pages of a four-page letter written from Providence, Rhode Island. Text from pages one and three reproduced.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lincoln High School notebook cover, property of Winifred Bloch.<\/strong><br>\nCirca 1933-1937<br>\nPrinted cardboard.<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">Front cover of a notebook belonging to Winifred Bloch with untitled crayon drawing by Robert Bloch (her brother) on reverse side.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Robert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois 1917-1994 Los Angeles, California)<br>\n<em>The Feast<\/em><\/strong><br>\nCirca 1933-1937<br>\nCrayon on cardboard.<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">Illustration drawn on the back cover of a notebook (likely belonging to Winifred Bloch).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Robert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois 1917-1994 Los Angeles, California)<br>\n\u201cThe Feast in the Abbey,\u201d <i>Weird Tales<\/i><\/strong><br>\n1935 January (volume 25, issue 1)<br>\nCover and page 111.<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b1762254~S5\" target=\"_blank\">PS648 S3 W4X<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Robert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois 1917-1994 Los Angeles, California)<br>\n<em>Dine &amp; Dance<\/em><\/strong><br>\nCirca 1933<br>\nCrayon on paper<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>Letter to J. Vernon Shea<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1933 September 25<br>\nAutograph letter signed (twenty-four pages on twelve sheets)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">Sheets are headed with Roman numerals I-XII. Odd pages (one, three, five, \u2026) displayed except for page eighteen (sheet IX).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>The Lurking Fear<\/em><\/strong><br>\nCirca 1922 November<br>\nTypescript manuscript (twelve page typescript with autograph title page)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Robert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois 1917-1994 Los Angeles, California)<br>\n<em>The Lurking Fear<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1933 December 25<br>\nCrayon on cardboard<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>History of the Necronomicon<\/em><\/strong><br>\nBefore 1927 November 27<br>\nAutograph manuscript (two pages on one sheet)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">First page of a two-page manuscript written on a typed letter signed by William Bryant.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Robert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois 1917-1994 Los Angeles, California)<br>\n<em>Abdul Alhazred writing the Necronomicon<\/em><\/strong><br>\nCirca 1933-1937<br>\nCrayon on cardboard<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>Letter to Duane W. Rimel<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1934 May 13<br>\nAutograph letter signed (eight pages on four sheets), envelope<br>\nEnclosed drawings (ink on paper, graphite on paper)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">First page of an eight-page letter written from DeLand, Florida. Barlow drawing for \u201cThe Tree on the Hill\u201d and Lovecraft drawing of Barlow residence in DeLand, Florida, inserted.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>R. H. (Robert Hayward) Barlow (Leavenworth, Kansas 1918-1951 Mexico City, Mexico)<br>\nUntitled<\/strong><br>\n1934 May 3<br>\nOil on canvas board<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">Inscribed on reverse side: &#8220;May 3, 1934 For HPL in appreciation of appreciation R H Barlow&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>Letter to Duane W. Rimel<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1935 June 30<br>\nAutograph letter signed (eight pages on four sheets), decorated envelope<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">First page of an eight-page letter written from DeLand, Florida. Pressed insect included, identified by Lovecraft on reverse side, \u201cmosquito from DeLand, Fla.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>Letter to Robert Bloch<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1935 June<br>\nAutograph letter signed (two pages on one sheet)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">First page of a two-page letter written from DeLand, Florida. Printed illustration identified by Lovecraft as the \u201clinoleum block work of Ar-Ech-Bei\u2019s [R. H. Barlow]. The large monster of the letterhead is our old friend Cthulhu in one of his less usual + more active poses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Robert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois 1917-1994 Los Angeles, California)<br>\n<em>Letter to H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1935 July 31<br>\nAutograph letter signed (two pages on one sheet), decorated envelope<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">First page of a two-page letter written from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Robert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois 1917-1994 Los Angeles, California)<br>\nUntitled<\/strong><br>\nCirca 1933-1937<br>\nCrayon on poster board<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>Letter to Robert Bloch<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1933 July 22<br>\nAutograph letter signed (two pages on one sheet)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">First and second page of a two-page letter written from Providence, Rhode Island. Text from page one reproduced.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Poster for Jewish Day at the Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934)<\/strong><br>\n1933<br>\nPrinted poster<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Star Collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/record=b5191939~S7\" target=\"_blank\">RARE 3-S PS3523.O82 Z98 L7<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">Promotional poster with crayon drawing titled \u201cKadath\u201d by Robert Bloch on reverse side.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (Providence, Rhode Island 1890-1937 Providence, Rhode Island)<br>\n<em>Letter to J. Vernon Shea<\/em><\/strong><br>\n1933 November 8-22<br>\nAutograph letter signed (forty-six pages on twenty-three sheets)<br>\nJohn Hay Library. Howard P. Lovecraft Collection, 1894-1971. <a href=\"http:\/\/riamco.org\/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslovecraft&amp;view=title\" target=\"_blank\">MS.Lovecraft<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\">Sheets are headed with Roman numerals I-XXIII. Page fourteen (sheet VII) displayed. Lovecraft\u2019s self-portrait as \u201cGrandpa \u00c9ch-Pi-El\u201d in lower right with the following image caption: \u201cAs a conservative older man, I stick to the periwig styles of the Earlier 18th Century.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Influence of Anxiety: Lovecraft, Bloch, Barlow, et al. will be on display in the John Hay Library&#8217;s main exhibition gallery from August 19, 2015 &#8211; January 8, 2016. &nbsp;Please consult the library&#8217;s website for open hours. The&nbsp;Hay will be open for&nbsp;extended hours from August 19 \u2013 23, coinciding with&nbsp;NecronomiCon Providence: Permission for all reproductions <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  About<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-full-width-no-menu.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":739,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions\/739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}