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The board of trustees and staff of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have announced changes in the operations plan that include eliminating eight year-round staff positions, reducing the number of seasonal staff by 40%, and across-the-board cuts to all department budgets.Jeffrey D. Gilbert, chairman of Strawbery Banke's board ... (Read More)
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New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenNew York City dealer Carswell Rush Berlin said this is the only set of 12 dining chairs he has ever owned. They are closely related to a chair in the Brooklyn Museum and another set in maple, and he believes they were made in Philadelphia. They ... (Read More)
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by M.A.D. StaffThese are thumbnail reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women by Julie Aronson (Ohio University ... (Read More)
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Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve Proffitt"Everything that glitters is not gold."So goes the heart-touching song penned and performed by Dan Seals. It speaks of a selfish woman who left her husband and young child to seek fame as a rodeo queen; but the line also rings true about auctions. Sometimes ... (Read More)
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