There are lots of good reasons to go to Maine, especially in the summer, but really the top reason in the middle of July is to attend the MADA show in Portland.
The exhibit documents both the continuity and profound change that has marked the lives of Sturbridge-area Native Americans over the past four centuries.
Each Brimfield has a different attitude. In July, competition from other shows in the Northeast causes many dealers to be unable to attend but gives much-needed space to others.
An average weekend for Barry and Nansi Nelson includes visits to antiques shops with a few shows or antiques-related events thrown in during the middle of the week. And it is the reason their faithful...
As well, a presentation copy of "Photo-Secession: A Collection of American Pictorial Photographs," New York, 1904, brought $19,550 at the firm's recent sale of Photographic Literature and Photographs.
The exhibition contains some 120 major paintings, sculptures and drawings by artists such as Ingres, David d'Angers, Corot, Granet, Vernet, Carpeaux, Cabanel, Navez, Géricault, Moreau, and Degas.