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(Auction)Records Smashed! Hicks "Peaceable Kingdom" Sells For $9,673,000
Hicks Peaceable Kingdom sells for $9,673,000 by Lita Solis-CohenThree phone bidders competed for Ralph Esmerian's painting by Edward Hicks, The Peaceable Kingdom with the Leopard of Serenity, at Sotheby's on May 22 in New York City.An hour into the American paintings sale, where spirited bidding was tumbling records, auctioneer William ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Summer of 2008-A Maine Folk Art Banquet
What a summer! This year, Maine will offer an 11-course banquet enabling everyone interested in folk art to overindulge his or her optical senses viewing the folk art treasures preserved in museums and historical societies throughout the state. It is estimated that over 500 examples of folk art will be ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bowman Resigns as Winterthur Director to Lead Monticello
Leslie Greene Bowman has resigned as director of Winterthur Museum & Country Estate and will become president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
According to a press release, Winterthur?s board of trustees has selected David P. Roselle, president emeritus of the University of Delaware ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Music Valley and Tailgate Relocate to Tennessee State Fairgrounds
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(Auction)Alderfer Sells an English Clock for $341,000
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(Issue Story)Auction Companies Pay Settlement
by Jessica Best and Betty Flood
Two Syracuse, New York-area auction companies ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New Fund Takes Aim at Art Industry
On April 10 IndexAtlas, an investment banking firm with ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Annual Marin Indian Show
San Rafael, Californiaby Alice KaufmanOpinions about the 24th annual Marin Show: Art of the Americas, which took place in San Rafael, California, on February 23 and 24, varied from dealer to dealer. Some—North Hollywood dealer Erik Andersen and Albuquerque dealer Eric Phillips, for instance—were very pleased with the amount of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Chester County Antiques Show
West Chester, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenWe are a nation of shoppers. That is why it seemed like a good idea for the Chester County Historical Society to set up its annual antiques show at QVC Studio Park in West Chester, Pennsylvania. That venue attracts busloads of passionate shoppers who leave with ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column: Archives and Backup
by John P. Reid, [email protected] this column for the February 2008 issue, archiving data and photos of an antiques collection on CDs and DVDs was discussed (www.maineantiquedigest.com, click on "Computer Article"). The MAM-A Gold archival quality disks (www.mam-a.com) were suggested. Now other products are appearing. Memorex (www.memorex.com) states that its ... (Read More)
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