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The Sincerest Form of Flattery: Grace Hudson's Little Mendocino and Its Many Copies
by Karen Holmes

Grace Hudson, Little Mendocino, (#5), 1892, oil on canvas, 36" x 26". California Historical Society, Gift of the San Francisco Art Institute, the Bridgeman Art Library. The Carpenter family, circa 1873, Aurelius O. Carpenter, photographer. Standing at rear, May Carpenter. Seated, left to right: Helen, Grant, Frank, Grace, and Aurelius Ormando ... (Read More)

(The Art of Marketing)

Keys to a Successful Ad Campaign
by Al Kenney

The Art of Marketing Last month I covered the topic ofcreating an effective Web site. This month we will begin to review another marketing tactic, which I am sure is front and center in everyone's mind-advertising. By now you should have laid the groundwork for an effective advertising campaign through developing ... (Read More)

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Customer Stops Payment on a Check, Determined Dealer Fights Back
by David Hewett

If your bank informs you that a customer's check has cleared, can a purchaser still stop payment by closing the account? As West Palm Beach, Florida, dealer Penelope Williams discovered this spring, the answer is yes. Williams's business is called Penelope's Past Antiques; her customer was a dealer from Toronto, Ontario, ... (Read More)

(Young Collectors)

Ten for Ten
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

The Young Collector Time flies. It really does. Except when it's 5:30 p.m. and you've been up since 6 a.m. and home with two small children, one who doesn't need to nurse and needs to sleep but wants to nurse and doesn't want to sleep, and the other who does not ... (Read More)

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Wistar Bottle Returned to Wistar Institute
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Richard Wistar's bottle. ... (Read More)

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ATADA Scholarship Fund
by M.A.D. staff

The Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA) has established a scholarship in Native American art studies in honor of Jim and Lauris Phillips. Donations of up to $2000 will be matched by ATADA. Longtime ATADA member Jim died in December 2012, and Lauris died on June 18. In June 2012, the ... (Read More)

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Atlantic City Antiques Show Moves to Trump Taj Mahal Casino
by M.A.D. staff

The Trump Taj Mahal casino and hotel will be the new home of the Atlantic City Antiques Show, according to the promoter of JMK Shows. The next show will take place on March 8 and 9, 2014. "We feel partnering with the prestigious Trump name and brand is the perfect fit ... (Read More)

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CCADA Awards Annual Scholarship
by M.A.D. staff

The Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association (CCADA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the public's knowledge and appreciation of antiques, announces the award of its annual scholarship to Martha's Vineyard resident Daniel Flynn. Each year, CCADA provides funds to the Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation to provide a scholarship to ... (Read More)

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Lawsuit Filed in U.S. over English Purchase Dismissed
by Clayton Pennington

A federal judge in California has ruled that a lawsuit filed in California regarding a painting purchased at Sotheby's in London has no place in the U.S. courts. United States District Judge Richard Seeborg dismissed a lawsuit filed by California collector Steven Brooks, who bought Allegorical Portrait of a Lady as ... (Read More)

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SOFA Sold
by M.A.D. staff

Atlanta-based show management company Urban Expositions has acquired the Sculpture Objects Functional Art + Design Fair (SOFA) from The Art Fair Company. Urban Expositions is building a division specializing in art fairs, and SOFA Chicago is its first such acquisition. The Art Fair Company will continue to run the fair during ... (Read More)
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