May 25, 2010 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • The Adam Weitsman Stoneware Collection At The New York State Museum
    May 25, 2010

    Coveted for form and design, prime examples of American stoneware from the Nineteenth Century have long been a staple of every important folk art collection. With brilliant and intriguing cobalt designs decorating the front of these utilitarian forms, these objects are recognized today for their artistic merit, transcending the line of art versus object and becoming firmly entrenched in the category of ⁦ine art.†Superb collections of stoneware are on display in institutions throughout the country. Nowhere, however, is there a collection as comprehensive as the one on view at the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y., where the single-owner collection of Adam Weitsman is on view. ⁉t is probably one of the best collections of American stoneware in the country,†states John Scherer, historian emeritus at the museum. ⁅ach and every piece is a prime example of American folk art. 

  • Wayside Inn Antiques Show Gets Off To Impressive Start
    May 25, 2010

    The debut of the Wayside Inn Antiques Show, a benefit for the landmarked Longfellow⁳ Wayside Inn, met with a warm reception. The show previewed Friday, May 14, and ran for the next two days on the grounds of the inn.

  • Shannon Inaugural Art Auction At Its Milford Facility
    May 25, 2010

    There was a broad smile on auctioneer Gene Shannon⁳ face as he greeted clients into his gallery on April 29, and it was there for good reason. Not only was he offering a fine selection of paintings, drawings and sculpture, but he was also welcoming buyers into his newly expanded gallery for the inaugural sale at that location.

  • Photography Center Acquires Roman Vishniac Archive
    May 25, 2010

    The International Center of Photography has announced the acquisition of the entire archive of work by photographer Roman Vishniac. The Vishniac archive provides a comprehensive record of his photographs, including prints of many celebrated images of Eastern and Central European Jewish life before the Holocaust.

  • icasso Looks At Degas At The Clark June 13
    May 25, 2010

    Throughout his life, Pablo Picasso was fascinated with the life and work of Edgar Degas. ⁐icasso Looks at Degas,†a groundbreaking exhibition at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute June 13⁓eptember 12, brings together more than 100 works from international museums and private collections.

  • Shoppers Fill Parking Lots Early At Brimfield Antiques Market
    May 25, 2010

    Brimfield⁳ first session of 2010 †the outdoor antiques and collectibles megamarket collectively entering its 51st year †drew hoards of shoppers to the mile-long stretch of Route 20.

  • Volcanic Eruption Fails To Dampen Interest Or Prices At Bertoia Sale
    May 25, 2010

    Auctioneers have learned to cope with a myriad of meteorological challenges year-round, from bone-chilling blizzards to terrifying tornados, but the last thing Jeanne Bertoia and her team expected to deal with over the weekend of April 16‱7 was a volcanic eruption.

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