Persian Cotton
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DALLAS – A rare and early working model of Eli Whitney’s revolutionary cotton gin, a cornerstone of museum exhibits from Michigan to Georgia, is expected to sell for $10,000 or more in Heritage Auctions’ Americana & Political Signature® Auction on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Dallas. From a direct rice paper printing of the Declaration of […]
NEW YORK – Sometimes described as the Deep South’s version of Grandma Moses, Clementine Hunter (1886 or 1887-1988) took up painting late in life, in the 1940s, when she was a grandmother. By then, she had seen many changes, living under Jim Crow laws and with the prolonged aftermath of slavery in the South. Hunter […]
NEW YORK – On Thursday, April 25, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present its next Americana, Folk Art, and Outsider Art sale, featuring almost 675 lots curated by Clifford Wallach, an expert in tramp art, folk art, and Americana. The full catalog is open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Quilts always feature in […]
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