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(Auction)Alexander Hamilton Papers Sold
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
Sotheby's successful sale of the Hamilton-Bowdoin family archive of Alexander Hamilton letters proved that Hamilton is no longer a neglected Founding Father. Ron Chernow's prize-winning best-selling biography in 2004 put Hamilton in the light. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical Hamilton, which won 11 Tony Awards, added ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Graves and Jobe Accept Wunsch Awards
On January 18 the Eric M. Wunsch Award for Excellence in the American Arts was presented to Leroy Graves and Brock Jobe at a packed ceremony at Christie's in New York City. The annual award was created by the Wunsch Americana Foundation to continue the legacy of renowned collector Martin ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Very Young Collector
She was a Chicagoan, who lived with her mother, great-grandmother, and a reddish-orange Pomeranian dog named Tiny Tim. Her name was Susan Parker, and in the spring of 1941 she developed a passion for Currier & Ives. She was ten years old.
While looking at material in an archive housed at ... (Read More)
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(Show)Washington Winter Show Continues with Style
Washington, D.C.
The Washington Winter Show celebrated its 62nd year over the weekend of January 13-15. This marks the seventh year that the show has been held at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University.
The longstanding event benefits three Washington, D.C., charitable organizations: the Founders Board of St. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Antiques and European and Asian Furniture and Decorative Arts
Garth's Auctions, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's
The first sale each year for Garth's Auctions in Delaware, Ohio, tends to be not only a mixed affair but also a mouthful. Described by the company as offering "American Antiques and European & Asian Furniture & Decorative Arts," the January 14 event included all ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Fine Art
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
Pook & Pook held a winter sale on Friday, January 13, and luckily it did not snow. James Pook decided to sell 341 lots in one long Friday evening sale, knowing that many in the trade and some collectors were headed to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Historic New England Receives Grant for Royal Barry Wills Associates Archive
Historic New England has been awarded a Museums for America grant for $150,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to support a two-year project to catalog, clean, rehouse, digitize, and provide online access to the Royal Barry Wills Associates Archive.
This collection documents the history of the Boston-based ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Charged with Selling Stolen Art
On December 9, 2016, Leon Zinder of Forest Hills, New York, was arrested and charged with selling stolen art.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement, "As alleged, Leon Zinder stole works of art worth more than $600,000 from his employer and then sought to sell them through a flea ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Buttersworth Tops Doubleday Collection Sale at Doyle
Three marine paintings by James Edward Buttersworth (British /American, 1817-1894) and one pair attributed to him were part of the sale of the collection of Nelson Doubleday Jr. at Doyle in New York City on January 11.
This signed oil on canvas by James E. Buttersworth, Yacht Racing off Sandy Hook, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Simon Wills Joins Garth's and Selkirk
Simon Wills, formerly of Christie's in New York City, has joined Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers (Columbus, Ohio) and Selkirk Auctioneers and Appraisers (St. Louis, Missouri) as account and business development manager as well as fine art specialist and consignment representative.
Wills's career spans a decade of serving in various roles at ... (Read More)
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