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The annual Swann Galleries Printed & Manuscript African Americana sales was launched in March…
The Bodleian Libraries’ Season of the Natural World is a slate of exhibitions inspired by the world…
Auctions
New York—Swann Galleries kicked off their autumn 2013 auction season with a well-attended sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 12 that resulted in several new auction records for prints and strong
Auctions
DALLAS — A Boston woman’s rare first edition copy of The Great Gatsby, retaining its coveted first printing dust jacket, is expected to bring $60,000+ when it crosses the block Oct. 17 in Heritage Auctions’ Rare Books Signature® Auction in New York. The auction will be the first ever held in…
Exhibit
New York, NY, October 2013—The Morgan Library & Museum’s fall exhibition season includes touchstones of art, literature, and music—from drawings by Leonardo da Vinci to a survey of Edgar Allan Poe’s works to a reuniting of two manuscript copies of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Complementing these…
Auctions
Beverly Hills, California — Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premier entertainment and music memorabilia auction house has announced an exclusive auction event of unprecedented historical film value. The Trilogy Collection: Props & Costumes from Middle Earth will include exclusive props and…
Events
October 8, 2013 — The Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, presented by the esteemed Palm Beach Show Group, will debut next spring at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, 600 East Grand Avenue, April, 24-28, 2014.
Auctions
NEW YORK — Norman Rockwell’s signature masterpiece The Song of Bernadette, one of the most reproduced works of his entire career, may take top lot honors Oct. 26 in Heritage Auctions’ Illustration Art Signature® auction at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, 2 E.
Auctions
New York—Swann Galleries’ auction of Art, Press & Illustrated Books on Thursday, October 24 features fine examples from a stellar press book collection, art books including works on Chinese ceramics, Art Deco pochoir
Auctions
On November 14, in a special single-lot evening sale, Christie’s New York is honored to offer a proclamation signed by George Washington on October 3, 1789 establishing the first federal Thanksgiving Day, called for the last Thursday of November (estimate: $8-12 million).
Exhibit
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Illustrations of ailments and lesions published in books as far back as the 1500s served as teaching tools for doctors and surgeons of history, but they maintain the power to impact modern thoughts and feelings about art and disease.
News
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — October 1, 2013 — The Library Company of Philadelphia will acquire the Joe Freedman Collection of Philadelphia Ephemera, adding to its extensive holdings of historical ephemera. Compiled over many decades by a distinguished collector with a discerning eye for historical…