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(Show)Tighter and Better: Gurley Show in Deerfield
Deerfield Antique Show, Deerfield, New Hampshire
When we walked into one of two long tin-roofed buildings at the Deerfield Fairgrounds, located about 30 minutes from Manchester, New Hampshire, at 9 a.m. on August 6 to view the one-day Deerfield Antique Show, the first dealer we met said, "This show is tighter ... (Read More)
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(Show)Good Things Come in Small Packages
From Out of the Woods Buy and Fly Antique Show, Goffstown, New Hampshire
"How many dealers in the show?" is a common question we have all asked. Bigger, however, does not always mean better. The 25 dealer booths on the lawn of a well-known antiques group shop in Goffstown, New Hampshire, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Maine Antiques Festival Approaching Middle Age at 37
Maine Antiques Festival, Union, Maine
With about 150 exhibitors, the Maine Antiques Festival, held in Union, Maine, August 3-5, lays claim to being the largest antiques show in Maine. I arrived in the early afternoon on Saturday, a bit after the early rush dissipated. As a reporter, one can always get ... (Read More)
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(Show)Early Birds
Milford Antiques Show, Milford, New Hampshire
The early bird gets the-you-know-what, but just how early is that bird? How about 6:30 a.m. on a summer morning in Milford, New Hampshire? That is when promoter Jack Donigian opens his once-a-week show six months out of the year and at the beginning of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)William Birch, Ingenious Artist
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of its Visual Culture Program, the Library Company of Philadelphia has mounted an exhibition, William Birch, Ingenious Artist: His Life, His Philadelphia Views, and His Legacy, and will hold a one-day symposium on October 5, "William Birch and the Complexities of American Visual Culture."
The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Paintings
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred's
A summer auction on Cape Cod is a more than acceptable way to pass an afternoon. Over the course of three days, August 1-3, under a green and white striped tent in East Dennis, Massachusetts, Eldred's sold nearly 1400 lots of Americana objects and paintings. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Wyeth Experience: A Series of Special Tours
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, is offering a special series of tours, "The Wyeth Experience." These three-hour tours include the museum's Wyeth Center and the Olson House in Cushing, where Andrew Wyeth painted for three decades. Tours will take place Friday and Saturday mornings throughout July, August, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)TEFAF and Artvest Separate
In 2016 TEFAF (The European Fine Art Foundation) expanded into the United States, a move facilitated by Artvest, owned by Michael Plummer and Jeff Rabin, via a two-year management services agreement with TEFAF New York. The TEFAF New York Fall show was launched in October 2016, and TEFAF New York ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Books Received, August 2018
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
Biographies of Western Photographers: A Reference Guide to Photographers Working in the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lollipop Tree Turns Sour
Contemporary artist Wayne Thiebaud, almost 100 years old, personally confirmed in February 2018 that he painted a million-dollar picture. Three months later, Thiebaud retracted that claim. Now the buyer wants his money back, and the whole matter has landed in court.
Lollipop Tree sold for $1,080,000 at Nadeau's Auction Gallery on ... (Read More)
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