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(Issue Story)Fifty Years
In 1973 the first issue of Maine Antique Digest was published. The November 1973 issue featured dealer Chris Huntington and a Windsor chair on the cover and was a scant 28 pages. This issue, November 2023, marks M.A.D.'s 50-year anniversary.
When our parents, Sam and Sally Pennington, discussed with Maine furniture ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Collector's Eye
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The Collector's Eye held its fall edition October 22 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The semiannual show again paired with the Midwest Antique & Art Show in the Expo Center on the Hawkeye Downs Fairgrounds. One admission covered both events, with the shows running in adjacent halls.
Thirty-three dealers set ... (Read More)
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(Show)Midwest Antique & Art Show
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
On the eve of the fall edition of the Midwest Antique & Art Show, held at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 22, the receptionist checking me into the hotel asked about my stay in town. When I mentioned the show, the young woman, all of 20-some years old, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Virginia Pickers Show Continues to Grow
Virginia Pickers Antiques & Collectables Show, Glen Allen, Virginia
Time certainly flies by. It is difficult to believe, but the Virginia Pickers Antiques & Collectables Show is now entering its sixth year. The show that was held October 20 and 21 was the 11th installment held at Joel Gilman's Gilmanor ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Greater Rochester Fall Antique Show
Henrietta, New York
Who says there is no free lunch? Not the 65 dealers who enjoyed a free lunch on the first day of setup at the Greater Rochester Fall Antique Show, courtesy of their organization, the Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association (GCADA). And not this reporter and her husband, who ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Collection of Marian Hymel
Turner Auctions + Appraisals, San Francisco, California
Photos courtesy Turner Auctions + Appraisals
Turner Auctions + Appraisals' online sale of the personal collection of longtime Los Gatos, California, antiques dealer Marian Hymel took place October 21. The 150 lots in this auction were focused on early Americana, as was their owner.
Stephen ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, November 2023
Diane Arbus in the Automat, New York City, circa 1968. Photo by Roz Kelly/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.
-Through January 21, 2024 -Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Diane Arbus (1923-1971) produced some of the most memorable photographs of the 20th century. Diane Arbus: 10 Years is a traveling exhibition curated by Catlin Langford from the collection ... (Read More)
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(Auction)African American Art
Swann Auction Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Auction Galleries
Swann Auction Galleries offered 216 lots in its October 19 sale of African American art. The live auction totaled $2,889,645 (with buyers' premiums). One hundred and sixty-three lots sold for a sell-through rate of 75%. The total presale estimates were $2,840,500/4,250,000.
The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Hindman
Hindman, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Hindman
Several diverse paintings in the American art sale October 17 at Hindman in Chicago could be characterized as outliers or "others" after they emerged as surprises when they hit the block. The auction was the first American art sale held at Hindman's new headquarters in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Triple-Header in Savannah
Everard Auctions and Appraisals, Savannah, Georgia
Photos courtesy Everard Auctions and Appraisals
Many people in Savannah, Georgia, have a strong sense of and interest in history. Savannah was England's first settlement in what became the 13th and last American colony, and many of its families trace their history to those early years. ... (Read More)
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