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(Auction)Paintings by Women Shine
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
It was ladies’ day at Freeman’s American art and Pennsylvania Impressionists sale in Philadelphia on Sunday, December 4. Works by women sold way over estimates, making new auction records, and the trend continued in sales that followed on Monday and Tuesday, December 5 and 6.
Jane Peterson ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, March 2023
Thornton Dial Sr., McCalla, Alabama, 2007. Photo © Jerry Siegel.
—Through March 25 —Dothan, Alabama
Thornton Dial Sr. (1928-2016) is one of Alabama’s most critically acclaimed artists. The exhibition I, Too, Am Thornton Dial at the Wiregrass Museum of Art makes the case that Dial’s drawings are as significant to his practice ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Theft of Antique Canes Reported in Roswell, Georgia
A Roswell, Georgia, collector contacted police regarding an alleged theft of ten-plus antique canes that were in a container next to his front door. Some of the canes had silver handles, and the collector guessed the value of the collection was $50,000 to $100,000.
The 62-year-old collector—disabled, bedridden, and unable to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)MADA’s Annual Coastal Show Moves One Week Earlier
The annual Coastal Maine Antiques Show is moving to one week earlier. The popular one-day show produced by the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) will be held on Wednesday, August 16, at the Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta, Maine.
The show was scheduled for August 23—its traditional fourth Wednesday ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Fuehrs to Open Antique Round Top
On March 18 antiques dealers Ted and Jennifer Fuehr will open Antique Round Top in Round Top, Texas. The 8000-square-foot, climate-controlled venue will showcase the wares of their company, American Spirit Antiques, along with curated collections from a select group of antiques dealers.
“When you’ve been in the business for forty ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)2023 Failey Grants
The Decorative Arts Trust has announced that the 2023 Dean F. Failey Grant recipients will be British and Irish Furniture Makers Online (BIFMO), London; the Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP), Hallowell, Maine; Preservation Long Island (PLI), Cold Spring Harbor, New York; and Stenton, Philadelphia.
The Failey grant program provides support ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Metric Side of the Ruler
Beneath the Surface
Bias comes up often in conversation these days, and as is always the case when any word gets thrown around rapidly, the meaning begins to get dented up or to accumulate connotations that do not belong to it. Because it is often used in connection with ideas that ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two Annual Shows Go Online
Promoter Kim Martindale canceled his annual February San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show and the late December American Indian Art Show and replaced them with two online shows February 23 through 26. Why? “There was not enough exhibitor or community interest,” he said.
This lack of interest was a surprise ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, February 2023
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Historical Association Weighs Selling Leutze’s Washington Rallying the Troops
Should they keep it or sell it? Nearly everyone in Freehold, New Jersey, has an opinion.
What got the town in a tizzy is a historic gift. On July 16, 1937, shortly after Walter B. Howe and his brother gave the Monmouth County Historical Association (MCHA) the small version of the ... (Read More)
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