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(Fragment)New York City Art Dealer Charged
On December 15, 2017, a complaint was unsealed in federal court charging Manhattan art dealer Ezra Chowaiki with wire fraud and transportation of stolen property. He allegedly used his art gallery located on Park Avenue to defraud art dealers and collectors of millions of dollars.
According to court papers, until November ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Violet Oakley's Grand Vision
A Grand Vision: Violet Oakley and the American Renaissance, the exhibition at the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, through January 21, 2018, gives new visibility to the depth and range of artist Violet Oakley's work at a time when narrative and illustration art has a new audience, and women painters are ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Shenandoah Valley Safes
A Book Review
Opening the Door: Safes of the Shenandoah Valley
by Kurt C. Russ and Jeffrey S. Evans Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, 2017, 136 pages, softbound, $44.95 plus S/H from Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates (www.jeffreysevans.com/education-and-research/) or (540) 434-3939, or at the museum store at the Museum of the Shenandoah ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Tall Clocks and Tide Pools: A New England Anniversary Adventure
The Young Collector
If you're going to tell a joke, you need to make it funny. Otherwise, you run the risk of no one realizing that you were kidding. Andrew came home this summer from a consultation with a client and said he had a challenging problem: how to get a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rediscovery of Rare Portrait by Henry Pelham
Specialists in American portraiture know Henry Pelham (1749-1806) as the sitter in the iconic portrait by his half-brother John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), or for his fine miniature portraits on ivory. Just a few of his miniatures are recorded today, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Sword Donated to Museum of the American Revolution
A small silver-hilted American sword owned and used by Colonel Jonathan Pettibone (1710-1776) of Simsbury, Connecticut, during the Revolutionary War has been donated to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. It was donated by a descendant of Pettibone and his family. The sword has never before been displayed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tears Mix with Triumph at Mebane
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Mebane Antique Auction Gallery
Instead of relying entirely on pickers and family consignments for his annual Americana sale on December 8, 2017, auctioneer Jon Lambert looked to his own considerable collection for a few lots. He chose seven pieces of redware-four jugs and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Exhibitor List Set for Winter Antiques Show
Who's in and who's out of the Winter Antiques Show (WAS), an active marketplace for American collectors and curators, is anticipated news. In recent years WAS has broadened in scope to include an eclectic mix of periods and materials. Interior designers shop the show for old master paintings, Tiffany lamps, ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, December 2017
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party by Eliza E. Rathbone ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Papers from the American Revolution's French Connection Soar at Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
Papers from the archives of Francois Jean de Beauvoir, the Marquis de Chastellux (1734-1788), were the uncontested highlight of Christie's fine books and manuscripts sale on December 5, 2017, in New York City. Chastellux was a French major general under Rochambeau during the American Revolutionary ... (Read More)
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