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(Fragment)South Korea Hosts American Art
The Cadwalader furniture and Charles Willson Peale’s portrait of John Cadwalader, his wife, Betsy Lloyd and daughter, Anne, in its newly restored frame, are on view at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Photo courtesy the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Charles Willson Peale’s portrait of John Cadwalader, his ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A New Cornerstone
A Book Review
Woods in British Furniture Making, 1400-1900: An Illustrated Historical Dictionary by Adam BowettOblong Creative Ltd. in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 2012, 368 pages, hardbound, $180 plus S/H from the University Press of Chicago, (www.press.uchicago.edu) or (800) 621-2736.
As a furniture person and as a resident of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Proposed Sale of Thomas Cole's "Portage Falls on the Genesee" Argued in Court
In May, acting Surrogate Court Judge Thomas Leone appointed the Reverend Ray Messenger, a descendent of William H. Seward, as administrator of the estate of William H. Seward III for the purpose of enforcing the will’s charitable intent.
Judge Leone heard arguments for over an hour from Messenger’s attorneys, attorneys for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show Discontinued
After 26 years, the Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show & Sale has been discontinued. The annual event had been a principal fund-raiser of the Methodist Hospital Task Core. This year’s show was held March 7-10. According to Rod Lich, who promoted the event for the past seven years, the task ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Custom Apps
An Android app element that searches lists being programmed in MIT App Inventor.
Computer Column #295
John P. Reid, [email protected]
There are many ways that custom apps for smartphones and tablets could be useful in the antiques world. A dealer could make the shop inventory, location, hours, and contact information available to mobile ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and Web site ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Gardening by the Book
Priscilla Susan Falkner Bury, from A Selection of Hexandrian Plants, Belonging to the Natural Orders Amaryllidae and Liliacae, London, 1831-34. Collection of the Garden Club of America.
The Garden Club of America (GCA) is 100 years old. Since its founding in 1913, it has maintained a significant library, which is celebrated ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Update Regarding Sotheby's Sale of American Folk Art Museum Gifts
Sotheby’s still hasn’t announced whether it will offer the 212 once-promised gifts of Ralph Esmerian to the American Folk Art Museum at an auction in December 2013 or in January 2014, as we reported in our last issue (see M.A.D., June 2013, p. 12-A). Both dates were suggested in the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Books Received
These are brief 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.
Columbia’s Daughters: Girlhood Embroidery from the District of Columbia by Gloria Seaman Allen ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors) Listing or Capsizing?
The Young Collector
We live and die by lists—mostly die, it seems—but at least we do it in an orderly fashion! Nowhere is this truer than with our annual planning of the Midwest Antiques Forum. Four years ago, when the folks at Prices4Antiques.com (www.p4a.com), Hollie’s employer, said they thought the Midwest ... (Read More)
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