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Books Received
by M.A.D. staff

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. Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South from the Johnson Collection by ... (Read More)

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Search Engine Stategies
by John P. Reid

Logos or trademarks of some of the search engines mentioned. Computer Column #293 John P. Reid, [email protected] There are many reasons an antiquer might need an Internet search. Often it is to find comparable prices for an object at hand. Authentication, identification, history, provenance, or conservation information are other reasons. Often this column blithely ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions
by M.A.D. staff

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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Ruby Lane Launches Real or Repro Web Site
by M.A.D. staff

Ruby Lane, the on-line retail marketplace for antiques, collectibles, art, and jewelry (www.rubylane.com), has launched a new Web site, Real or Repro (www.realorrepro.com) to help buyers and sellers recognize how to spot fakes and reproductions. Real or Repro offers an extensive, free library of articles, information, and photographs on thousands of ... (Read More)

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Lutiger Joins Palm Beach Show Group
by M.A.D. staff

Laurette Lutiger has joined the Palm Beach Show Group as show director. Launching a Chicago office, Lutiger will establish dealer participation, assist with production of the Palm Beach Show Group shows throughout the U.S., and manage show acquisition and development. “What attracted me to the Palm Beach Show Group was the ... (Read More)

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George Raymond Huey
by Celia Lash Briggs

George Huey is shown holding a carving of a whistler (goldeneye). The photo was taken outside his home on Bradford’s Point Road. Private collection. This photo is included in the Coast Guard’s collection of town fishermen. Huey is shown holding the carving of “Bernarr Macfadden.” Photo by Carlton Simmons from a ... (Read More)

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Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg Move One Block North
by M.A.D. staff

On April 6, the Brooklyn Flea in New York City celebrated the fifth anniversary of its inaugural market—when nearly 20,000 people showed up at a Fort Greene schoolyard on a chilly early spring day with a strong chance of rain. The weather held out, word spread, and five years later ... (Read More)

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The Clarion and Folk Art to Be Digitized
by M.A.D. staff

The American Folk Art Museum in New York City has been awarded funding necessary to digitize and make fully accessible 115 issues of The Clarion ... (Read More)

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New Dates and New Name for Greenwich Winter Antiques Show
by M.A.D. staff

The 2013 Greenwich Winter Antiques Show, Classic to Contemporary, produced by Barn Star Productions in collaboration with the Greenwich Historical Society, will be held December 6-8 at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. In 2012 the show was called Antiques and Art Avant ­Garde Greenwich and took place ... (Read More)
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