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(Fragment)George Bellows: A Master of Lithography
A Book Review
By late 1915 George Bellows (1882-1925) had become a recognized painter and financial success, allowing him to explore his fascination with lithography. He wrote that he had been doing what he could “to rehabilitate the medium from the stigma of commercialism” attached to it. Apparently he achieved success, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fishersville Continues to Thrive
Fishersville Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The 74th edition of the Fishersville Antiques Expo was held May 9 and 10 at the Augusta Expo Center, Fishersville, Virginia. The show is produced, promoted, and managed by Heritage Promotions. Given its uninterrupted run, it is tempting to take Fishersville for granted. In a way, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Jewelry and Art Sales Bring $6.5 Million
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
Over the course of barely two weeks Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, produced three live auctions in its gallery: two of fine jewelry (April 27 and May 4) and a single fine art sale (May 10). The overall total for the three ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hi-Yo Silver at Ivy Auctions
Ivy Auctions, Laurens, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Ivy Auctions
If you spent weekends at antiques auctions and then worked for an auctioneer, you might consider the auction business as a second career. That’s what retired Norfolk Southern Railway manager John Ivy did in 2010. And since John and his wife, Patty, love ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Police Recover Stolen Washington Painting
The Englewood (Colorado) Police Department has recovered a painting of President George Washington that was stolen from a storage facility in January 2024.
On January 22, 2024, Englewood Police received a report of the theft from a storage facility in the 3300 block of South Santa Fe Drive. The stolen artwork, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Why Some People Do Not Collect
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two Collections Anchor Silver Sale
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
An extensive selection of silver pieces from top American and international silversmiths, including some rarities dating back centuries, was up for bid at Heritage Auctions’ May 9 “Signature” auction of fine silver and objects of vertu.
The auction showcased the craftsmanship of American manufacturers such ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Welcome Addition to the Canon
A Book Review
With few exceptions, such as Nina Fletcher Little’s Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts (1984) and Leslie Anne Miller’s Start with a House, Finish with a Collection (2014), most private collections are not published until they appear as hardcover auction catalogs for landmark sales ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Kendra and Allan Daniel Pledge $1 Million for Folk Art Museum Acquisitions
On March 26 the American Folk Art Museum announced that longtime patrons Kendra and Allan Daniel have pledged a bequest of $1 million in support of future acquisitions of traditional American folk art.
This bequest initiates Kendra and Allan Daniel into the American Folk Art Museum’s Legacy Society, which honors friends ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Consider the Context
Beneath the Surface
Humans like permanence and certainty. We carve initials in trees and desks and doorframes. We seal documents in plastic. We enshrine important things in stone. But no matter how we feel about it, things change, and even if they do not, how we feel about them does. We ... (Read More)
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