President Warren G. Harding’s beloved pet named Laddie Boy. It is said that Laddie Boy was allowed to beg White House guests for food and was a favorite with children who visited President and Mrs. Harding. Ohio Historical Society photo.
MARION, Ohio (AP) – An antique dog collar belonging to former President Warren G. Harding’s (1865-1923) beloved pet dog “Laddie Boy” has been stolen from his historic home in central Ohio.
Marion Police say the thief broke into the 29th president’s home Tuesday morning and took only the collar, which belonged to Harding’s Airedale terrier. The collar was made in 1923 and has the dog’s name “Laddie Boy” engraved on raised letters surrounded by hearts.
Officials say a groundskeeper found a ladder propped against a second-story window. They believe the thief has visited the home before and knew where to look for the collar.
Police are circulating images of the collar to see if it turns up in a store or on the Internet. Anyone with information regarding the theft or the whereabouts of the collar is asked to call the Marion (Ohio) Police Department: 740-387-2525.
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Have you seen this dog collar? It is inscribed ‘Laddie Boy’ and was stolen from the historical home of President Warren G. Harding.President Warren G. Harding in a 1922 photo with his pet dog Laddie boy, being photographed in front of the White House. Press photograph from the National Photo Company Collection at the Library of Congress.
Architect’s rendering of proposed Museum of the American Revolution, which will be located at 3rd and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. Rendering by NC3D for Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cable TV mogul and philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest announced a $40 million challenge grant Tuesday for a planned American Revolution museum in Philadelphia’s historic district.
The announcement came as designs were unveiled for the Museum of the American Revolution, slated to open in 2015 a few blocks from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.
The red brick, classically styled museum by architect Robert A.M. Stern will be constructed on the site of a former visitor center built for the 1976 Bicentennial. It will house George Washington’s tent and other Revolutionary War-era artifacts, manuscripts, rare books and art owned by The American Revolution Center, the nonprofit educational organization that is building the museum.
“The American Revolution secured our independence and led to the creation of this great nation,” Lenfest said in a written statement. “Yet two centuries have passed and there is still no national museum that tells the entire story of this remarkable period.
Lenfest, chairman of the Revolution Center, said that if the museum can raise $40 million in donations, then he will match that amount. In addition, Pennsylvania’s capital redevelopment assistance program has authorized up to $30 million in funding.
The museum, along with a conference center and lodging, was previously planned on a 78-acre parcel located within the boundaries of Valley Forge National Historical Park, about 20 miles from Philadelphia.
The Park Service, some neighbors and preservation groups argued that the museum group’s plans for Valley Forge were too commercialized and would tarnish the landscape and history of the encampment. After a court battle, the Park Service in 2009 agreed to a land swap that preserved Valley Forge and moved the museum to Philadelphia.
Lenfest, who sold his company Lenfest Communications to Comcast for $6.7 billion in 2000, currently serves as chairman of the board of TelVue Corporation. He is the majority shareholder of the company.
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Architect’s rendering of proposed Museum of the American Revolution, which will be located at 3rd and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. Rendering by NC3D for Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP.The actual tent in which George Washington slept during the Revolutionary War will be on display in The Museum of the American Revolution. This photo was taken in 1909. Courtesy of The Museum of the American Revolution.The Museum of the American Revolution will be built in the most historic part of the country’s most historically significant neighborhood.
This rare gouache and watercolor entitled ‘Cigares Neron’ by Belgian artist, Leon Spilliaert (1881-1946) is estimated to earn $20,000 to $40,000. Image courtesy Clars Auction Gallery. OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars will host the ninth sale in their record-setting fiscal year on June 16 and 17. On the heels of the firm’s largest sale in their 40-year history held in May, their June event promises to complement that auction nicely with exceptional fine art, furnishings, jewelry and Asian offerings that includes Part II of a collection to be sold on behalf of the Honolulu Museum of Art.
LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.
The furnishings and decoratives category will be particularly exciting with offerings from renowned American modern furniture designer Vladimir Kagan, who is regarded as one of America’s most important 20th century furniture designers. In an article in the New York Times, his works are described as “Icons of Modernity,” and he is referred to as “the creative grandfather of a whole generation of designers.” On Sunday, June 17, as part of the Clars sale, two works from Kagan will be offered. The first, a biomorphic sofa, circa 1950, carries an estimate of $7,000 to $9,000. The second piece, an inlaid cabinet, comes with an estimate of $5,000 to $7,000.
Other highlights in this category include a hammered copper occasional table attributed to Dirk Van Erp studios estimated at $3,500 to $4,500 and a pair of Tiffany Studios candlesticks expected to earn $2,000 to $4,000. A fine selection of French and California wines will also be offered including Chateau Lafite Rothschild and Chateau Mouton Rothschild.
Turning to the fine art category, from Europe will be two rare gouache and watercolor works by Belgian artist, Leon Spilliaert (1881-1946) that are estimated at $20,000 to $40,000 each. A painting, Still Life with Roses, by Margaretha Roosenboom (Dutch, 1843-1896) is expected to earn $10,000 to $15,000, and a large color lithograph of St. Petersburg from 1912 by Mstislav Dobuzhinsky (Russian, 1875-1957) carries the same estimate. Also featured will be a set of four European Classical Genre scene paintings on panel from the late 16th/early 17th century. Lastly, a nice etching Faune et bacchante, avec combat de faunes (from Series 347) by Pablo Picasso at is estimated at $4,000 to $6,000
American works to be offered will be highlighted by a lithograph from the edition by Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975), The Race (Homeward Bound), estimated at $6,000 to $8,000. In the paintings category, a work by Ash Can artist, George Luks (American, 1867-1933) titled Barnyard Scene with Figure and Horse (1920) has a $7,000 to $9,000 estimate and rare painting by American artist, Aloysius C. O’Kelly (1853-1926) of Two Girls Playing in the Poppy Fields, carries $10,000 to $15,000 estimate. A beautiful illustration by Mabel Rollins Harris of a Brown & Bigelow Calendar Girl from the 1930s is expected to earn $4,000 to $6,000.
From American artist Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) is a bronze titled Naima (estimate $8,000 to $12,000). In May 2012, Clars sold her bronze sculpture, Figure Looking Skyward, for $14,280.
In Californian works, a spectacular painting by William Keith (1838-1911) titled San Anselmo Creek, Marin County is estimated to sell for $6,000 to $8,000. A second work from Keith, titled Berkeley Hills, (estimate: $3,000 to $5,000) comes to the sale from the Honolulu Museum of Art. Other featured works by noted California artists such as Charles Dormon Robinson (1847-1943), Michele Cascella (1892-1989), Jake Lee (1915-1991), George Chann (1913-1995), Paul Grimm (1891-1974), William F. Jackson (1850-1936), Johann Schuld (1870-1943), and Frank van Sloun (1879-1938) will round out the category.
And finally, in Modern and Contemporary offerings, the rare painting Untitled by Taiwanese abstract artist, Wu Hao (b.1931) is estimated at $8,000 to $12,000, followed by a mixed media piece with solid provenance by Kenneth Noland (American, 1924-2010) estimated to earn $4,000 to $6,000.
Turning to the jewelry category finds an impressive black opal and diamond ring set in 18K white gold accented on either side with princess cut diamonds (estimate: $10,000 to $15,000) and a Beaux Arts diamond pendant/brooch combination accented with European cut diamonds, which is estimated at $8,000 to $10,000.
And finally the Asian offerings are again expected to command great interest. Highlights of this category include a collection of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain produced for the Thai market, commissioned by King Rama V (1853-1910) of Thailand. (Provenance: deaccessioned items from Honolulu Museum of Art).
Of further importance will be a Thai large bronze figure of Buddha Maravijaya, Ayutthaya Period measuring 29 inches high, and a selection of Japanese Satsuma-style ceramics, including a Japanese Satsuma-style beaker vase, Meiji period, Yasuda company, signed Dai Nihon Kyoto Tojiki Goshigaisha Ryozan, 9 1/4 inches high.
Lastly, there is a Chinese ink and color on paper attributed to Huang Junbi (Chinese, 1898-1991) titled Autumn Landscape, dated summer of cyclical year ‘renwu’ (corresponding to 1942).
For complete information of Clars’ June 16 and 17 antiques and fine art auction, visit www.clars.com; call 510-428-0100 or email: info@clars.com. Previews for this sale will be held Friday, June 15, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. each auction day.
Clars Auction Gallery is located at 5644 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA 94609.
This rare gouache and watercolor entitled ‘Cigares Neron’ by Belgian artist, Leon Spilliaert (1881-1946) is estimated to earn $20,000 to $40,000. Image courtesy Clars Auction Gallery.
This biomorphic sofa, circa 1950, Vladimir Kagan is estimated to sell for $7,000 to $9,000 at Clars’ June 17 auction. Image courtesy Clars Auction Gallery.
This inlaid cabinet designed by Vladimir Kagan carries a presale estimate of $5,000 to $7,000. Image courtesy Clars Auction Gallery.
This painting by American artist Aloysius C. O’Kelly (1853-1926) of ‘Two Girls Playing in the Poppy Fields’ carries an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000. Image courtesy Clars Auction Gallery.
‘San Anselmo Creek, Marin County,’ a spectacular painting by William Keith (Californian, 1838-1911) entitled is expected to sell for $6,000 to $8,000. Image courtesy Clars Auction Gallery.
This Beaux Arts-era diamond pendant/brooch combination accented with European cut diamonds will be a highlight of the jewelry offerings at Clars on June 17. Image courtesy Clars Auction Gallery.
Highlighting the Asian offerings will be this collection of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain produced for the Thai market, commissioned by King Rama V (1853-1910) of Thailand. Image courtesy Clars Auction Gallery.
Outstanding Bell family, Strasburg, VA earthenware cat figure
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates is pleased to announce its 22nd semi-annual catalogued auction of Americana and Fine Antiques spotlighting Virginia and the South. The auction will take place on Saturday, June 23 beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com.
The sale will feature the collection of Leah and the late Bill Pollard of Purcellville, Va., plus consignments from more than 50 estates and collections from across North America, including a large number of historically important objects that have descended in the families of the original owners.
The 700+ lot auction will include a fine selection of rare Virginia and other Southern material; 18th and 19th century American formal and country furniture; fine and decorative arts; outstanding folk pottery, important folk art, early Virginia manuscript material, country accessories, textiles, antique firearms and edge weapons; select advertising and country store items; Virginia coin silver, antique Oriental carpets, 18th and 19th century ceramics; and more. Virtually every lot will sell without reserve.
One of the most exceptional Virginia lots in the auction is a pair of watercolor portraits by Charles Burton (1782-after 1847), circa 1841, likely depicting members of the Flynn/Flinn family of Page County or Petersburg, each measuring 9¾” x 8” and in excellent condition. A Burton portrait depicting Charles Henry Ellis of Richmond and exhibiting a virtually identical background is in the collection of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in Williamsburg. It is among seven Burton watercolor portraits in the museum’s collection. The pair offered in this auction is from the Pollard collection, ex-collection of Elouise Ritenour of Woodstock, Va., who acquired the portraits directly from a member of the Flynn family of Luray, Va. This pair is conservatively estimated at $5,000-$8,000.
Additional important Virginia folk art highlights include an important 1830 Shenandoah Valley of Virginia watercolor “Bonaparte in Trouble” after the Amos Doolittle engraving, signed and dated by Page County silversmith Andrew F. Grayson (1807-1878); a 19” x 24” Shenandoah Valley naive oil on board landscape with livestock painting inscribed “Near House Mountain, 1898” on verso, Rockbridge County, Virginia; and a pair of circa 1847 Shenandoah Valley pastel portraits of Benjamin J. Trumbo (1821-1891) and his wife Cynthia Riddle Trumbo (1827-1865) from the Brock’s Gap area of western Rockingham County, Virginia. The 9½” x 7” Trumbo portraits were published by the Shenandoah Valley Folklore Society in its 1993 catalogue Folk and Decorative Art of the Shenandoah Valley, p. 13, fig. 209 and p. 80, pl. 3.
Significant Virginia furniture offerings include a fine unsigned Winchester walnut tall-case clock, circa 1795, that is attributed to the Frye-Martin shops. The clock features arched stop-fluted quarter columns, stands 99” high and is in outstanding original condition. A nearly identical example is illustrated by Wallace Gusler in his article “The Furniture of Winchester, Virginia,” published in American Furniture 1997, (Chipstone Foundation/Luke Beckerdite ed.), p. 243, figs. 22 and 23. This clock was recently discovered in a Maine estate and is estimated to sell in the $20,000-$30,000 range. Another extremely rare Virginia tall-case clock up for bid is signed by Leesburg clockmaker Edward Francis (1807-1879) and represents one of only three recorded examples by this maker.
Additional Southern furniture includes an imposing Piedmont Georgia walnut huntboard, circa 1830, measuring 45½” high and 74” wide, that descended in the Charles Powell family of Aiken Co., S.C.; a Mecklenburg County, Va., walnut bureau, circa 1800, from a seemingly unique regional group/shop characterized by the utilization of a central prospect door between the upper drawers (other examples reside in the collections of MESDA and Colonial Williamsburg); and a selection of 10 Shenandoah Valley of Virginia pie safes, many in as-found condition.
A selection of formal furniture from a three generation family collection started in the 1920s includes a circa-1810 highly important Federal inlaid and banded mahogany sofa table attributed to Boston, possibly the shop of John and Thomas Seymour, which is estimated at $10,000-$15,000. Closely related tables are illustrated in Robert Mussey’s The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour, p. 320, catalogue entry 93, and Betty Monkman’s The White House, Its Historic Furnishings & First Families, p. 268. The provenance of the table in this auction includes the Charles Ellis Goodin collection of Philadelphia, by descent to his grandson with original ownership by Sir John Wentworth (1737-1820), Colonial governor of New Hampshire and later Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.
The top attention-getter among more than 100 lots of folk pottery is an exception Bell family, Strasburg, Va., mottle-glazed earthenware cat figure, probably by S. Bell & Son, circa 1890, standing 5” high and in near-mint condition. This newly discovered Shenandoah Valley figure is estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Stoneware includes rare examples from Strasburg and Alexandria, Va., as well as western Pennsylvania.
A large selection of domestic and utilitarian articles will be sold including fine Virginia painted woven-splint baskets, treenware, boxes of all types, and hearth equipment highlighted by an extremely rare Virginia copper tea kettle signed “J. H. BLONDEL” for John Henry Blondel (1800-1881), copper and tinsmith in Martinsburg, Va. (now West Virginia), c. 1825.
Textile offerings include a fine selection of 19th-century quilts, most from Virginia, and an important Pennsylvania silk and watercolor on silk needlework picture signed and dated May 9, 1801 by Elizabeth Foster (1789-1847), likely executed when the family was residing in Shippensburg, Pa. The picture has descended directly in the Foster/Baker family of Winchester, Va., and is being offered with extensive family genealogy.
The auction will conclude with a good selection of Staffordshire ceramics including American historical transferware examples and majolica.
For additional information on any lot in the sale, call 540-434-3939 for additional information.
View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
I.M. Chait Gallery/Auctioneers image. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – I.M. Chait Gallery & Auctioneers will conduct a two-session auction on Sunday, June 17, beginning at 11 a.m. PDT. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.
The auction consists of nearly 550 lots of Asian art, antiques and estate items:
Fine jewelry including jadeite, pearls, diamonds, emeralds, etc. from California and New York Collections, with GIA and AIG certificates;
Asian antiques including: ceramics, decorations and numerous wooden stands from the Robert Elden Clark Trust;
Important and large Collection of Chinese and Japanese ivory carvings purchased in the 1960s from a Florida collection
Chinese carved jades and various hardwood objects including: huanghuali and zitan; together with porcelains from a Northern California collection;
Several collections of netsuke including many purchased from Michael Spindel, from New Jersey and Arizona collections;
Large quantity of Chinese scrolls, modern and antique, from several American collections.
The auction will be conducted at the I.M Chait Gallery, 9930 Civic Center Drive in Beverly Hills, CA 90210. For details contact Joey Chait by email joey@chait.com or phone 310-285-0182.
A 200-year-old stone gristmill is home to the Appalachian Trail Museum. Image courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Museum. GARDNERS, Pa. – Five Appalachian Trail pioneers, including the first two women, have been inducted into the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame. They join the charter class of Appalachian Trail Hall of Famers—Myron Avery, Gene Espy, Ed Garvey, Benton MacKaye, Arthur Perkins and Earl Shaffer—who were inducted in last year. Members of the 2012 class are:
Emma “Grandma” Gatewood (1888-1973) – After raising 11 children on farms along the Ohio River and at the age of 67, the grandmother of 23 became the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail alone and in a continuous hike. That was in 1955. Two years later, she hiked the Appalachian Trail again and later completed a third hike of the trail in sections. She is known for her legendary Keds sneakers that she wore instead of hiking boots and the laundry sack that she used instead of a backpack. Many call “Grandma” Gatewood the first thru-hiker celebrity. She appeared on the Today show and numerous other programs. She inspired two distinct movements in hiking—long-distance hiking for women and the ultra-lite movement. She carried just a few items with her, each chosen carefully so they could perform multiple functions. Including food, water and equipment, she rarely carried more than 20 pounds.
David A Richie (1932-2002) – A man who neither sought nor easily accepted credit for his successes, Dave Richie “had more to do with the reality of today’s Appalachian National Scenic Trail and its management than any other single person,” in the words of David Startzell, longtime executive director of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Six years after Congress adopted the National Trails System Act, which designated the Appalachian Trail as the first national scenic trail, Richie successfully sought responsibility for the neglected Appalachian Trail when he accepted a new job as deputy director of the agency’s northeast regional office in Boston. Eventually, he obtained approval for a separate Appalachian Trail Project Office, to report directly to Washington. He was largely responsible for developing the “cooperative management system” used to manage the Appalachian Trail today. Born in Moorestown, N.J., Richie was a graduate of Haverford College and of George Washington University’s law school. He was also a Navy pilot and Marine captain.
J. Frank Schairer (1904-1970) – The first white blazes for the Appalachian Trail ever painted on Mount Katahdin in Maine and through much of the rest of the Wilderness were done by the hand of Frank Schairer. That was during the summer of 1933. A cofounder of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, he helped to blaze several hundred miles of the Appalachian Trail through what is now Shenandoah National Park as well as the 100-mile Wilderness in Maine. He spent most of his adult life volunteering in one capacity or another on behalf of the Appalachian Trail, attending meetings and serving as treasurer and later supervisor of trails for the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, as well as secretary of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club and as a member of the Appalachian Trail Conference Board of Managers. But his favorite trail-related activity was building, blazing and maintaining the actual footpath. By profession, he was a Yale-trained chemist who was fascinated with the composition of rocks and minerals. This led him early on to backpacking expeditions in search of the prizes of his profession.
Dr. Jean Stephenson (1893-1979) – Her knowledge of the Appalachian Trail was encyclopedic. Her role as editor-in-chief of Appalachian Trail guidebooks and the Appalachian Trailway News set enduring standards. Her involvement led to the trail being completed in Maine and the entire trail being protected by the federal government. Dr. Stephenson came to the Appalachian Trail project in 1933, more than a dozen years after arriving in Washington via Cornell University from her native Waco, Texas, earning a doctorate in law from National University School of Law, and settling into a position at the United States Department of the Navy. She worked closely with trail co-founder Myron Avery and took up his mantle to see the Appalachian Trail become a reality. The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club made her its first honorary member in 1950.
“Major” William Adams Welch (1868-1941) – The Appalachian Trail Conference and the familiar Appalachian Trail sign and logo can be traced back to “Major” Welch, a Kentuckian and a direct descendant of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Welch was instrumental in forming the New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. He served as general manager of Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks in New York State. He was called “Major” for his service during World War I. In the 1920s, the club routed the first footpath section of the Appalachian Trail, from which he designed a square, die-cut copper marker with the Appalachian Trail monogram that evolved into the trail’s most recognized symbol. In 1925, park groups in which he was active were among the sponsors of the first Appalachian Trail Conference and selected its first chairman.
“Each class of Appalachian Trail Museum Hall of Fame inductees includes people who have made a major contribution to the Appalachian Trail, or otherwise have advanced the cause of the Appalachian Trail. The 2012 class certainly upholds those standards” said Larry Luxenberg, founder of the Appalachian Trail Museum and president of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society, the organization that sponsors the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame.
Jim Foster, chairman of the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Committee, said nominees each year will include pioneers who conceived of and developed the trail; those who organized or directed major trail organizations like the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Appalachian Trail maintaining clubs; longtime trail maintainers; leaders who promoted and protected the Appalachian Trail; hikers who have made significant accomplishments, and other persons who have enriched the culture or community of the Appalachian Trail by their association with it.
In addition to the five Hall of Fame inductees, Jean Cashin was honored for her lifetime of service to the Appalachian Trail and for befriending generations of hikers. Among her many contributions, Cashin started the tradition of taking a photo of each A.T. thru-hiker who passed through Harpers Ferry.
Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame inductees are honored in the Appalachian Trail Museum, which has had approximately 20,000 visitors from throughout the United States and 18 other countries since it opened in Pine Grove Furnace State Park in June 2010. Located at the midway point of the Appalachian Trail, the museum is across from the Pine Grove General Store on Pennsylvania Route 233. The museum is open from noon to 4 p.m. daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day and on weekends from noon to 4 p.m. in the spring and fall.
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A 200-year-old stone gristmill is home to the Appalachian Trail Museum. Image courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Museum.
One of the paintings stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990 was Rembrant’s ‘Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee (Matthew 8:23-25).’ Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
BOSTON (AP) – Federal investigators are hoping that tactics that led to the capture of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger will help solve the 1990 art heist from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Officials are finalizing plans for a public awareness campaign they say could go international and could, like the Bulger campaign, make use of billboards and television advertisements. The campaign would reintroduce the public to the 13 stolen works, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and Manet.
The stolen art has an estimated value as high as $500 million, and the heist has been described as the biggest museum theft in history.
The publicity plan comes as investigators step up activity in the probe. A grand jury has been activated and two houses have been searched within the past eight months.
“We have made it clear that we will be zealous and chase any leads,” U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz told The Boston Globe for a story Monday. While not providing details of the plan, she described it as part of “a very vibrant, ongoing investigation. It isn’t sitting on a shelf, that’s for sure.”
The FBI arrested Bulger and his longtime girlfriend a year ago shortly after starting the publicity campaign.
Two thieves disguised as police officers entered the museum on St. Patrick’s Day in 1990, and disabled two guards before stealing the masterworks.
The museum is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the art’s recovery.
The FBI has searched the homes of Anthony Carlo, a 62-year-old ex-convict living in Worcester who has a history of art theft, and Robert Gentile, an ailing reputed gangster who was living in Manchester, Conn.
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Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/globe
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One of the paintings stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990 was Rembrant’s ‘Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee (Matthew 8:23-25).’ Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
Example of artwork to be shown at artMRKT Hamptons 2012.
BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. — Created to appeal to the culturally engaged art buyers and enthusiasts, the second annualArtMRKT Hamptons will feature leading galleries from across the country. Forty galleries will exhibit original contemporary painting, sculpture, photography and prints at the Bridgehampton Historical Society grounds on July 19-22.
Underscoring the fair’s commitment to the visitor experience, this year’s Opening Night Preview will benefit the Parrish Art Museum. Noted Brooklyn chef Leon Gunn, formerly of Wolfgang Puck, Aria, Noho Star and Williamsburg’s Traif restaurants, will serve opening night guests his “refined take on the quintessential Hamptons dining experience — the summer barbeque.”
Returning this year are many leading New York galleries, including Lennon Weinberg, Nancy Hoffman, Kathryn Markel andMorgan Lehman. Halsey Mackey (Hamptons), Boltax Gallery (Shelter Island), 101/Exhibit (Miami), Mindy Solomon Gallery (St. Petersburg) and AUREUS Contemporary (Providence). Joining this line up are P.P.O.W, DC Moore, Envoy Enterprises, Allegra LaViola and David Lusk (Tennessee).
Launched by seasoned fair veterans Max Fishko and Jeffrey Wainhause, the artMRKT fairs — which include artMRKT San Francisco, Hamptons, Texas Contemporary and the soon-to-be-launched Miami Project — are well received by exhibitors and visitors alike.
“What sets artMRKT Hamptons apart from other fairs is our intimate scale and dedication to showcasing emerging and established artists in a relaxed, welcoming environment,” said Fair Director Fishko. “We serve the ever-growing market for art and still appeal to the more seasoned collector.”
Managing Partner Wainhause added, “Our aim is to create an enjoyable experience for our clients and to make the Fair easily accessible. The Fair is centrally located in Bridgehampton near wonderful restaurants and shops, and the venue and layout of the fair enables the galleries and artists to be the true stars of the show.”
Bridgehampton Historical Society is located in the heart of Bridgehampton directly on the main road, Route 27, 2368 Montauk Highway (Rt. 27), Bridgehampton, NY 11932.
Hours and Admission:
Evening Preview benefiting the Parrish Art Museum: Thursday, July 19 6PM – 7:30PM.
Opening Night Party: Thursday, July 19, 7:30PM-10PM.
Friday, July 20th – 11AM to 7PM
Saturday, July 21st – 11AM to 7PM
Sunday, July 22nd – noon to 6PM
Evening Preview Ticket – $100 online / $110 at door
3 Day Ticket – $35 online / $40 at door
1 Day Ticket – $20 online / $25 at door
For additional information, please visit: www.art-mrkt.com/hamptons.
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Aelita Andre (Russian/Australian, b. 2007-), ‘Autumn Rain,’ acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 24 x 30 in., image courtesy of Agora Gallery, New York.
NEW YORK – At just five years of age, Aelita Andre is an internationally recognized artist whose solo exhibition at Manhattan’s Agora Gallery in 2011 sold out in seven days. Her new solo exhibition titled ‘Aelita Andre: Secret Universe’ opens today, June 12, at the same gallery. The show will run through July 3, 2012. A reception is planned for Saturday, June 16, from 6-8 p.m.
Created with the joy and free spiritedness of her youth, Aelita’s expressively colorful abstracts are remarkable evidence of how deeply ingrained the language of sight is in the human mind. We understand far more visually and intuitively than we need to — or are able to — put into words. Aelita works until a painting simply appears finished; intention and message are at their most abstract in her art.
Aelita conveys her message through a bright, bursting palette and energetic splashes and dashes of paint. She works in acrylic, with occasional added objects such as toys like plastic dinosaurs, butterflies and penguins, and various other items, including even a microscope. Aelita creates swirling layers of paint splatters and uses iridescent neon glitter to form an intricate, kinetic whole. The structural rhythms are unmistakable and completely instinctive, reflecting an understanding of composition far beyond her years. Complex yet accessible, sophisticated yet unguided, Aelita’s new works communicate a sense of excitement, encouraging the audience to tap into their own inner child.
About Aelita Andre:
At five years of age, Aelita Andre is the youngest professional painter in the world. Using acrylics and mixed media, she creates large tableaux of abstract forms as she swirls, spreads, and pours paint across the canvas. She often incorporates bark, twigs, children’s toys, bird feathers, and other found objects into her paintings, lending depth and texture to the overall effect. What makes Aelita’s work so compelling is the lightness that pervades her work. Yet underlying her free approach is a real attention to both composition and form, a testament to her intuitive artistic prowess. These paintings are both contemplative and powerful, providing a window into the emancipated creative subconscious mind of a child.
Aelita Andre is of Russian heritage but currently lives with her parents in Melbourne, Australia. She first gained international attention when she was 20 months old, and created her first significant body of work before reaching the age of two.
Agora Gallery is located at 530 W. 25th St., New York, NY 10001. Visit them online at www.agora-gallery.com
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ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF NOTE
Aelita Andre (Russian/Australian, b. 2007-), ‘Autumn Rain,’ acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 24 x 30 in., image courtesy of Agora Gallery, New York.Aelita Andre (Russian/Australian, b. 2007-), ‘Paleontologists Footprint Dinosaurs Nesting Grounds,’ acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 60 x 123 in., image courtesy of Agora Gallery, New York.
The Richelieu Wing of The Louvre, Paris. Photo taken in 2005 by Gloumouth1, http://gloumouth1.free.fr.
PARIS (AFP) – France’s Louvre museum stepped in Monday and snapped up a historic sculpture for its collection after it was auctioned off for 3.75 million euros ($4.68 million).
A private collector had successfully bid, via telephone, for the marble bust by 18th century sculptor Edme Bouchardon (French, 1698-1762) at Drouot’s auction house in Paris, when the museum exercised its prerogative to claim the work for the state.
Under French law it has the right to do so, by offering the final auction price, in order to keep articles of particular interest in the country.
Claude Aguttes, the auctioneer, told AFP he had led the hall in a round of applause when the museum stepped in to bring the piece under state ownership and make it available for public view.
Bouchardon’s bust is of Charles Frederic de La Tour du Pin, the marquis of Gouvernet and had been put up for auction by one of his descendants.
