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(Fragment)Shelburne Establishes Curator of Native American Art
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont, has established a new curatorship in Native American art. Victoria Sunnergren is the museum’s first associate curator of Native American art. She will lead the interpretation and exhibition of the museum’s collection of indigenous art and material culture and organize an exhibition highlighting the Perry collection ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Abner S. Wight’s Red Earthenware Production in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
When Northeast Auctions sold a 19th-century red earthenware butter churn over a decade ago, as part of the company’s annual summer Americana sale in Manchester, New Hampshire, not everyone in attendance may have realized that they were witnessing the sale of an important piece of New England country pottery. The ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, March 2023
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Hawaii Couple Indicted in Fakes Case
Earl Marshawn Washington, 60, and his wife, Zsanett Nagy, 31, both of Honolulu, Hawaii, have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. Washington was indicted separately for bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
It’s alleged that from 2018 to 2021, Washington ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2023 Outsider Art Fair
New York City
When one ventures inside the Outsider Art Fair (OAF), a subtle spark of energy is ignited. The show, now in its 31st run, was held March 2-5 at the Metropolitan Pavilion on West 18th Street, New York City. There is a familiarity to both the space and the ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Spring Rural Life Antique Show
Tuscola, Illinois
It was business as usual at the spring edition of Rural Life Antique Show, held March 3 and 4 at two locations in Tuscola, Illinois. Despite challenging weather on the opening day, which intensified from wind and light rain to strong winds and steady rain and then to ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Gathering on the Prairie
Arthur, Illinois
The cow didn’t last long. A hand-painted Holstein that had been cut from a 4' x 8' sheet of plywood was among the first things to sell when A Gathering on the Prairie opened March 4 at the Otto Center on the outskirts of Arthur, Illinois. David Cotton of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Country Spirit Antique Show
Arcola, Illinois
There’s a scene in the 1996 movie Twister in which the two main characters, Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and her estranged husband, Bill Harding (Bill Paxton), are racing in a pickup truck across a dirt levee, trying to outrun two tornadic waterspouts. Amidst the swirling debris, a Holstein ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)American Furniture 2021/2022
A Book Review
The Chipstone journal American Furniture 2021/2022, the 20th volume edited by Luke Beckerdite since 1993, is his next to last before handing over his editor’s chair to Martha Willoughby.
Beckerdite used this issue to tie up some loose ends and fulfill the Chipstone Foundation’s educational mission of using the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Joshua and Rachel Gurley
“As kids we were carted around to every auction in New England,” said Rachel Gurley as she and her older brother, Joshua, hung out with M.A.D. in early January.
The Gurleys, Joshua and Rachel, commiserating before one of their shows.
Just off from running a weekend show in Boxborough, Massachusetts, the Gurleys, ... (Read More)
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