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(Feature)About the Names of Boats, Pilot Boats in Particular
"Electus Comfort—Beau Brummel of the Sea/ Captain of the pilot boat J.F. Loubat No. 16—Captain Comfort was in active service 42 years." From the booklet, p. 19: Cigars, "plug hats, and frock coats constituted the au fait apparel for a Sandy Hook pilot. On shore the pilot invariably was the ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Close Look at Edward S. Curtis
A Book Review
A Close Look at Edward S. Curtis
by Jeanne Schinto
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtisby Timothy EganHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012, 384 pages, hardbound, $28.
On April 10, 2012, at Christie's in New York City, a complete set of Edward S. Curtis's ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Interesting Antiques Web Sites
WPA poster, 1938, available from the U.S. Library of Congress' Prints and Photographs Division with digital ID cph 3b49049.
URLs for Web sites mentioned in column.
1. www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos2. www.folkartmuseum.org3. www.roughandtumble.org4. www.pinterest.com/stlyn/repurposed-antiques5. www.youtube.com6. www.video.about.com/antiques/Repurposing-Antique-Items.htm7. www.retrash.com/repurposed-usb-typewriter8. www.pinterest.com/nyssamahree/cute-antiques9. www.folkpotterymuseum.com10. www.hagley.org/library11. www.metmuseum.org/collections12. www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care13. www.emuseum.history.org
Computer Column #289
Interesting Antiques Web Sites
by John P. Reid, [email protected]
It has been a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Detroit’s Duty
Editorial
Detroit's Duty
On August 7, 2012, voters in the Michigan counties of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb narrowly approved a ten-year millage increase to support the Detroit Institute of the Arts (DIA), providing the needy institution with a steady supply of tax dollars and ensuring its survival.
The property tax—a 0.2 mil levy—amounts ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and Web site ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Original Apple 1 Computer Sells for $640,000
Photo courtesy Auction Team Breker.
Original Apple 1 Computer Sells for $640,000
by Richard de Thuin
An original Apple 1 computer, one of six prototypes in fully working condition from a total of 200 Apple 1s that were ever made, sold for $640,000 at Auction Team Breker, specialists in technical antiques and fine ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Deaccessioning
Opinion
Deaccessioning
by Isabelle Douglas Seggerman
Through all of my life I have been acquiring. As a child I collected Ginny dolls, then Toni and Madame Alexander dolls. When I was a teenager I accumulated clothes, beaux, Lester Lanin beanies, and sailing trophies. During college, my collections revolved around good art and art ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fenichell Joins Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Fenichell Joins Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jill Fenichell has been appointed vice president and will head the newly formed ceramics department at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. She will split her time between the newly established Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates New York office and the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Texas Desk and Pottery Donated to Bayou Bend
Rare Texas Desk and Pottery Donated to Bayou Bend
A labeled Adolph Kempen writing desk and approximately 150 pieces of early Texas pottery have been given to the Bayou Bend Collection in Houston, Texas, by philanthropist and collector William J. Hill.
"For decades, Mr. Hill has been a major advocate and benefactor ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Forty-Year Member of NHADA Resigns, Quits Annual Show
Forty-Year Member of NHADA Resigns, Quits Annual Show
by David Hewett
Longtime show exhibitor and member of the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) Peter Eaton of Newbury, Massachusetts, has resigned from the association, which automatically ends his 40 consecutive years as an exhibitor at the show that gave birth to Antiques ... (Read More)
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