(Book Review)
A Book Reviewby Lita Solis-CohenAmerican Furniture 2009edited by Luke BeckerditeThe Chipstone Foundation, distributed by the University Press of New England, 2009, 192 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from UPNE, (www.upne.com) or (800) 421-1561.The hardbound 2009 edition of the American Furniture journal, the Chipstone Foundation's yearly contribution to furniture scholarship, is ... (Read More)
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In 2005 the Transferware Collectors Club (TCC) made a commitment to establish a database of transfer printed patterns on British pottery. The new database was completed and launched in July 2006. The objectives for developing this one-of-a-kind database of patterns were to provide a comprehensive on-line source of information about ... (Read More)
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum has awarded the 2009 Patricia and Phillip Frost Essay Award to John Ott, associate professor of art history at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was selected by the editorial board of American Art, the museum's scholarly journal, for "Reform in Redface: The Taos Society ... (Read More)
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Tatiana Khan, a West Hollywood, California, art and antiques dealer, agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges related to a $2 million sale of a fake Picasso. In the plea agreement filed on April 27, Khan agreed to plead guilty to making false statements to the Federal Bureau of ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
by Lita Solis-CohenAfter three and a half years of trying antiques show management, Robert James is leaving the business. "My plans to grow the Armacost company did not pan out," he said at the Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show on Memorial Day weekend. "I was not able to do it ... (Read More)
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by Betty FloodJoint efforts by the New York State Senate and Assembly are being made to ensure that the state's historic sites and their associated collections are cared for during extended closures. Legislation has been introduced in both houses that will outline "a series of best practices that must be ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)
Computer Column #258by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] screen, the Google Docs on-line word processor looks and acts much like a word processor installed on your computer."Open source" free software was described in the last column. This software, produced by committees of volunteers, is a good way for a small ... (Read More)
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by Jeanne SchintoTony Fusco and Robert Four of Fusco & Four/Ventures have announced the startling news that they will produce a new Ellis Boston Antiques Show, to debut on the weekend of October 20-23, 2011.The old Ellis Antiques Show, founded in 1960 as a fund-raiser for Ellis Memorial & Eldredge ... (Read More)
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by David HewettIf you're a veteran reader of M.A.D., you may recall the brouhaha arising over a toy collecting/dealing group from the Midwest that toured the country under the name "Antique Toy Roadshow."From 1999 to 2001, we published several accounts of the battle WGBH Educational Foundation, the Massachusetts-based charitable corporation ... (Read More)
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