Charged with safekeeping New York State most historic documents, a state employee is now charged with using his position to pilfer the state library archives and stealing hundreds of documents, some...
⁉f you think of yourself as an American-based auction company, youe wrong. You have to think global,†stated Gass after his most recent sale on January 12. The auction at Trinity was subject to a record...
The shining star of Americana Week may well have been the fifth and final of the shows to open to the public over the week of January 14 †Stella Antiques at the Armory.
Viktor Schreckengost, an artist and prolific industrial designer whose works ranged from toys and ceramics to dinnerware and trucks, died January 26. He was 101.
Samuel Charles Pennington III, publisher of Maine Antique Digest, died February 2, several days after being admitted to the hospital there. He had been in deteriorating health, said his son, S. Clayton...
Considered by many to be the auction house most popular sale of the year, Nadeau annual New Year Day auction saw a huge number of phone bidders and a record number of people participating in this...
Like a surging tide, China manufacturing boom and explosive urban development inspire both awe and anxiety. ⁅astern Standard: Western Artists in China,†on view at Mass MoCA, presents nuanced perspectives...
Immersive light environments, optical illusions and interactive sound installations will be spotlighted at the Milwaukee Art Museum, February 9 through October 2009 in the exhibition, ⁓ensory Overload:...
Icons from the world of hip-hop music will be the subject of an exhibition, ⁈oly Hip-Hop!: New Paintings by Alex Melamid,†on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) February 8⁁pril...
A Philadelphia scalloped-top tea table, the second most expensive ever auctioned, led Americana Weeks sales at Christie. The January 17‱8 sales tallied $18,147,963.
After nine appearances in New York, the Ceramics Fair has developed a loyal, sociable following, and the opening night rush signifies the start of ⁁mericana Week."
Not so long ago the streets of cities and towns across America were lined with the elegantly restrained form of the cast iron hitching post. The sturdy sentinel was an eminently practical addition to the streetscape...