Event Calendar
| Date(s) Sort descending | Event | Event Type | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Photography & Cameras, Historical Autographs & Documents 10am Dominic Winters Auctioneers Cirencester, UK More info |
Auctions | International |
| May 21, 2025 | Lion Heart Autographs
Autographs of Genius: Darwin, Dickens, Gershwin, Jefferson, Mendelssohn, Napoleon, Paganini, Rand, Voltaire, Washington Lion Heart Autographs’ Spring 2025 auction, with nearly 250 lots, is our biggest to date, packed with rare, unusual & fascinating autographs in all subject areas! Highlights include one of the largest collections of VIOLINISTS, STRING QUARTETS and CELLISTS ever offered; rare examples of HEIFETZ; KREISLER; PAGANINI; THIBAUD; VIEUXTEMPS; VIOTTI; YSAYE; famous 19th- & 20th-century violinists. Also BERLIOZ; BIZET; Cesar FRANCK; “Woody” GUTHRIE; JANACEK; LEDBELLY; 8pp ALS by LISZT; rare ALS by MALIBRAN; 2 magnificent MENDELSSOHN ALSs; EUBIE BLAKE & HARRY TRUMAN letters re the gift to the Truman Library; WAGNER letter re his notorious “Judaism in Music.” HISTORY: J.Q. ADAMS ALS convening the Senate to certify the election of Andrew Jackson; BEN-GURION; PICQUART & CLEMENCEAU; Ruth Bader GINSBURG; US GRANT; Andrew JACKSON on prisoners from the Battle of New Orleans; gigantic SP of FM MONTGOMERY; historic TLS from NANSEN to LENIN; important DS of NAPOLEON; POTEMKIN; personal papers of a French Resistance fighter executed by the Nazis; St Francis DE SALES; WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON. SCIENCE: Unpublished DARWIN letter; JUNG; LUMIERE; MARCUSE; MONTESQUIEU; ROUSSEAU; VOLTAIRE; rare letter by economist David RICARDO to Jean-Baptiste SAY; SHACKLETON ALS re Antarctic postage stamps. LITERATURE: Ambrose BIERCE; John LE CARRE; 5 DICKENS items; 3 Ayn RAND items; GB SHAW; rare, early ALS of STENDAHL; ALS of ZOLA to TURGENEV. SPORTS: Spectacular 1928 Baseball Writers of America menu signed by many NY Yankees including Babe RUTH; Lou GEHRIG; Benny BENGOUGH; Joe “Bullet” BUSH; “Jumping Joe” DUGAN; Hinkey HAINES; Waite HOYT; Miller HUGGINS; Herb PENNOCK and Jacob RUPPERT; plus George M. COHAN, Eddie COLLINS; Johnny DUNDEE; Kenesaw M. LANDIS; Tris SPEAKER and Jimmy WALKER. ART & PHOTOGRAPHY: DEGAS; DELACROIX; Baron HAUSSMANN to NAPOLEON III; two RODIN items; Saul STEINBERG; original drawing by TENNEIL; unique album of cabinet photographs of Gilbert & Sullivan actress Venie CLANCEY 1pm Lion Heart Autographs New York, NY More info |
Auctions | Mid-Atlantic |
| May 22, 2025 | Swann Auction Galleries
Modern & Post-War Art This auction brings together the many subcategories of Modernist art, offering a tremendous range of techniques and philosophies. Highlights by artists from nearly every continent come together to show that in work both abstract and figurative, experimentation and the influence of the era can be seen. Notable artists in this sale include Yvonne Thomas, Fernand Leger, Benny Andrews, Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu, Vu Cao Dam, Saul Steinberg, Mark Tobey, and others. 12pm Swann Auction Galleries New York, NY More info |
Auctions | Mid-Atlantic |
| June 6, 2025 | Guided Tour of the U-M Clements Library
Join us for a guided tour to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include viewing of Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and viewing our current exhibit Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775! 4pm - 5pm William Clements Library Ann Arbor, MI More info |
Other Events | Midwest |
| June 11, 2025 | Clements Library Founder's Day Ice Cream Social
Join the staff of the Clements Library for an ice cream sundae bar on our south plaza. Guests are invited to view our current exhibit, Bloody Work: Lexington & Concord 1775, take swag, and play yard games! 4pm - 6pm William Clements Library Ann Arbor, MI More info |
Other Events | Midwest |
