Provenance Center of New London will present ⁌atin: Who is? What is?†with works from the Latin Network for the Visual Arts†permanent collection. On view July 29⁁ugust 26.

It was an irresistible draw for collectors and dealers: an auction on the grounds of a Newport ⁣ottage†along Cliff Walk, the hydrangeas in full cobalt bloom, the privet fragrant and gentle sea breezes rising off the bay. The Gustave J.S. White July 6 sale was conducted by auctioneer Michael R. Corcoran at the carriage house of Clarendon Court.

The Gibbes Museum of Art has received a work of art from Charleston native J. Henry Fair, whose photographs were exhibited at the museum in a solo exhibition in 2011. The photograph, titled ⁂acon, Warsaw, N.C.,†is now a part of the museum⁳ permanent collection and is currently on view in ⁔he Charleston Story†exhibition.

Coeur d⁁lene⁳ annual July art auction was notable for several choice paintings, but the immediate postsale buzz was for a war shirt worn by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe that came in second only to Howard Terpning⁳ painting, ⁓cout⁳ Report.†The important war shirt sold Saturday, July 21, for $877,500. The Terpning work brought $$965,250.

Folk art with a musical twist is on view in ⁁ppalachian Strings: The Instruments, Their Makers, The Music,†through September 9 at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Lancaster, Ohio. Dulcimers, banjos, fiddles, guitars and mandolins from public and private collections attest to the basic human instinct to make music and to make art. Carefully wrought by hand and decorated according to the dictates of art, whimsy or popular taste, the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century instruments were made from all manner of materials and with varying degrees of sophistication. They are reflective of the various cultural influences of their makers and the players. Says exhibition curator Thomas Queen, ’⁁ppalachian Strings†is a celebration of ingenuity and the love of music.†He explains that the course of American music emanates from Appalachian music, and the instruments illustrate that history.

There was excitement aplenty on June 18 as the Park City hosted Black Rock Galleries†inaugural antiques and fine art auction. Auction house principals Travis Worrell and Grant Panavese presented select contents from several area estates, including items that had descended in the family of a Confederate general.

Citing diminished dealer participation and escalating venue costs, Stella Show Mgmt Co. has canceled its long-running January edition of the Pier Antiques Show, which in the past has run concurrently with Americana Week.

Sandwich Glass Museum is presenting its summer exhibition ⁓andwich Redux.†The exhibit, on view August 1⁏ctober 31, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the contemporary studio glass movement.

Rago Arts and Auction Center⁳ Twentieth⁔wenty-First Century Design sale June 16‱7 achieved a total of $4.74 million and attracted a strong contingent of absentee bidding.

For art lovers, there is something magic about seeing world-class artwork in a capacious old mansion. Nothing compares with the experience of strolling through gracious domestic spaces surrounded by high-quality paintings acquired by onetime owners. Occupying this special niche is Hill-Stead Museum, a National Historic Site tucked away on a large estate and housed in a spacious, historic house in Farmington, Conn. Originally surrounded by rocky farmland, the Pope family turned the structure into an elegant, comfortable residence filled with outstanding French Impressionist works.