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(Fragment)Decorative Arts Trust's 2026 Publishing Grants
The Decorative Arts Trust has announced the six recipients of its 2026 publishing grants. The Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska; the Museum of Old Newbury in Newburyport, Massachusetts; the New Bedford Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts; and the Textile Society of America headquartered in Millersville, Maryland, received publishing grants ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Revolutionary Era Fraktur
The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, has opened Revolutionary Fraktur, an exhibit that showcases approximately 35 pieces that date to the Revolutionary period from 1763 to 1783. The Heritage Center's collection of fraktur has 60 frakturs from that period.
Vorschrift (writing model), 1773, made for Anna Maria Boehm ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Books Received
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. M.A.D. has included ordering information for publishers that accept email, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, a local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
Last Links to the Past: 20th Century South Jersey Glass Volume 2, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Antiques Show for Maine
The inaugural Bold Coast Art & Antiques Show will be held in Columbia Falls, Maine, on Saturday, July 11, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to a press release, the show will fill Union Hall on Main Street with exhibitors, live demonstrations, and opportunities to meet collectors, artists, and curators. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Parsons Collection Sold
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions
In the gallery at Brunk Auctions, the 163 objects consigned by Elbert “Bert” Parsons Jr. were intermingled with those offered by collectors Dr. George and Connie Manger. Walking through the gallery, there was no problem telling them apart. Lot numbers 1-163 were reserved ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Editorial, July 2026
Legalized online gambling has taken over most of America. Anyone who watches sports can tell you that commercials for DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars, and other platforms are pervasive.
Kalshi, the web-based prediction market platform, allows users to predict the outcomes of just about anything. Sports, weather, politics, and more are all fodder ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, July2026
Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Summer Sea, 1906, oil on canvas. Grand Rapids Art Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hyman J. Bylan, 1964.1.6.
-Through August 16 -Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Matter of Awe: Landscapes in Art at the Grand Rapids Art Museum features more than 60 paintings that explore three essential facets of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Sentenced for Half-Million Dollar Loloma Jewelry Fraud
Robert Haack, 59, of California was sentence to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $134,443.60 in restitution for running a counterfeit jewelry operation that exploited the reputation of famed Hopi artist Charles Loloma and siphoned roughly $500,000 from collectors nationwide.
According to court documents, Haack carried out a years-long ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Former COO of High Museum Charged
Brady Lum, the former chief operating officer (COO) of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, was arraigned on April 14 on a federal charge of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. Lum allegedly used his position at the High Museum to steal more than $600,000 from the museum ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two Plead Guilty to Counterfeit Art Scheme
On April 28 in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Erwin Bankowski, 50, and Karolina Bankowska, 26, both of Lawrence, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and misrepresentation of Native American produced goods and products. When sentenced, the defendants face a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment, as ... (Read More)
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