‘Self-Portrait’ by Meijer de Haan (circa 1889-’91). Rotterdam Police image.
BUCHAREST (AFP) – Six Romanians will stand trial over the spectacular theft of seven masterpieces from a Dutch museum last year even though the artworks have never been found, prosecutors said Monday.
However, no date has yet been set for the trial over what has been dubbed the “theft of the century” at the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam.
Experts have estimated the value of the stolen paintings — which include works by Picasso, Matisse and Monet — at more than 100 million euros ($130 million).
Two of the suspects, Radu Dogaru and Adrian Procop, are accused of masterminding the theft, the Romanian prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
Dogaru and several other suspects have been in custody since January, while Procop remains at large.
In May, investigators said they were analyzing ashes found in the house of Dogaru’s mother, raising fears that the masterpieces may have been burnt.
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‘Self-Portrait’ by Meijer de Haan (circa 1889-’91). Rotterdam Police image.
One of a group of Russian lacquerware items (circa 1825-1945) and forming a collection comprising about 100 lots that totaled $110,000. Jackson’s image.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – In an aptly named “World Treasures” sale, buyers from over 50 countries descended on this Midwest hamlet for a two-day auction totaling over $2.5 million in sales. Jackson’s International played host to buyers from around the world on June 11 and 12 as they sold over 1,000 lots featuring treasures from Russia, Asia, Europe and America. LiveAuctioneers.co provided Internet live bidding.
The sale started out with a small but interesting collection of European artwork selling, including a charming genre scene painting of Apple Pickers by Cesar Pattein (French 1850-1931) that sold for $13,750 to a collector in Nebraska. An oil on board by Ludolf Liberts (1895-1959) depicting the Boulevard Haussman at Night sold to a Latvian buyer for $16,250.
Jackson’s once again offered a unique selection of Russian treasures to choose from. Highlights of this section of the sale include a small (measuring 6.6 inches) Russian silver and enamel shaded lidded box by the 11th Artel, which crossed the block at $18,125.00 going to a buyer in New York. An interesting, diminutive (height 3.75 inches) Russian silver card case engraved with maps, coats of arms, figures, views and statistics sold to a buyer in Moscow for $18,750. A watercolor of Prince Vladimir by Ivan Ivakovlevich Bilibin (Russian 1876-1942) sold for $23,750. An interesting group of Russian watercolors by satirical Russian/American artist Vladimir Fedorovich Kadulin was offered in this sale featuring scenes of social realities that still resonate with those who grew up in the Soviet system and reflect the attitudes of many Russians who were violently suppressed by the early communist government. Although an unknown artist, together the group sold for nearly $70,000.
Another interesting Russian lot was a grouping of 29 original handwritten manuscripts and artworks by Russian modernist writer Alexei Mikhailovich Remizov (Russian 1877-1957). The grouping comprised of 29 original manuscripts or abstract compositions signed or monogramed by Remizov. This grouping sold to a Russian buyer for $30,000 against a conservative $3,000-$5,000 estimate. Another interesting Soviet period piece to sell was a painted plastic cigarette case presented to the Soviet military commander Vasily Gregoryevich Terentiev (1899-1957), dated 1942. The small case, 4.25 inches, went to a New York collector for $7,500.
This sale also featured a life collection of Russian lacquer boxes and other lacquer objects. The Russian lacquerware items were acquired by the consignor from the exhibition “Russian Lacquer Art from Two Centuries” held at the Museum for Lacquer Arts in Munster, Germany, May 11, 1995 through Jan. 4, 1996. Most were published and illustrated in the exhibition catalog. Together, this grouping totaled $110,000.
One area of expertise Jackson’s, and particularly President and CEO James Jackson, is well-known for is the realm of Russian Icons. As such, a Jackson’s auction would not be an auction without icons. Some highlights include a Russian presentation icon of St. Nestor the Chronicler, Moscow, 1896. This icon headed back to Russia at over $56,000 against a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. The next lot to sell was a Russian icon of the Kazan Mother of God, with marker’s marks for Feodor Ruckert, Moscow, 1899-1908. This slight icon (3.6 inches x 2.7 inches) from the Dr. John Sinsky collection sold to a Moscow buyer for $52,500. Other highlights include a 17th century Kazan Mother of God icon selling for $37,500; a Russian icon of St. Nicholas, Moscow, circa 1900 selling for $27,500; and a large icon of St. Michael Metropolitan of Kiev, Moscow, circa 1892 finished at $20,000 to a St. Petersburg buyer who outbid several other phone bidders.
One of the many interesting lots in American art was a small sketch by American impressionist Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939) depicting a woman with a pink parasol. The painting will be included in the upcoming catalog raisonne on the artist being compiled by his grandson, Nicholas Kilmer. The winning buyer was a private collector on the phone who acquired the sketch for $37,500.
Another interesting lot offered was a cache of photograph negatives by noted American photographer, Arnold Genthe (1869-1942). Typically recognized for his work after the San Francisco earthquake, Genthe was also a pioneer in the world of modern dance photography. Some of the negatives found in this collection featured named models and dancers in a variety of poses and settings. The archive of over 450 negatives, in various states of condition, sold to a Midwest gallery for $5,500.
This sale also featured a small mix of Old Master and European paintings. Some examples include a 17th century Italian school painting of St. John the Baptist and St. Claire of Assisi Presenting a Monstrance to the Infant Christ and the Virgin Mary, which sold for $10,000 against a $6,000-$9,000 estimate. An oil on panel painting by German artist Ignatz Alois Frey (1752-1835) depicting a church interior and dated 1792 brought $5,000 and will return to its native Germany. A large oil on canvas by Jan Styka (Polish 1858-1925) depicting the Sacred Heart of Christ was purchased by a private institution, crossing the block at $12,500, and bringing almost double the conservative $5,000-$7,000 estimate. A lovely Madonna and Child painting by German artist Franz Ittenbach (1813-1879), measuring 19 inches x 10 inches sold for $20,000.
European artwork gave way to decorative arts, with a variety of objects being offered including a Rene Lalique French art glass Moineaux amber opalescent table clock, selling to a private collector for $4,250 and a fine Loetz Austrian Federzeichnung mother of pearl art glass vase surpassing expectations bringing $11,250, selling to a private Arizona collector. A large Meissen polychrome and gilt-decorated porcelain “Elements” ewer from the 19th century fetched $13,750 after heated bidding. And a large KPM plaque, artist signed by Carl Meinelt after the original painting by August Riedel depicting Judith with the head of Holofernes sold to a California buyer for $31,250.
Other European works to sell included an interesting and attractive Louis XVI-style mineralogical cabinet after George Haupt that was presented by Gustave III of Sweden to Prince de Conde in 1774. The early 20th century example sold to an Italian buyer after much bidding, finishing at $32,500. Bronzes also fared well with some highlights being a beautiful gilt-bronze lamp by Raoul Larche (French 1860-1912) titled Loie Fuller, which sold for $18,750 to an East Coast buyer. A Cupid bronze by French artist Louis Alexander Bottee (1852-1940) sold to an Arizona buyer, finishing at $6,875, and a Louis Chalon (French 1866-1940) bronze depicting sea sprites, circa 1895, sold to a Canadian private collector for $21,250. Other sales of note from decorative arts include a Viennese-style enameled silver-gilt and jeweled animated bird and musical box selling to an Egyptian buyer for $6,250 and a nice pair of silver and ivory jousting knights, probably German, which finished at $13,750, going to a Californian.
The sale concluded with a variety of Asian works including a Japanese silver and shibayama cabinet from the Meiji period selling for $21,250 against a $6,000-$9,000 estimate and an exceptional Japanese carved ivory okimono from the Meiji period fully carved in the round of a well modeled young standing samurai in full attire finishing at $17,500. Asian art also did quite well, especially an oil on canvas of Two Florists by Vietnamese artist Le Pho (1907-2001), which finished at $35,000 after having a spirited battle on the phone lines. A pretty painting depicting a Canton singer by Chinese artist Guan Zeju (b. 1941) sold above its $1,500-$2,000 estimate, finishing at $6,250. Asian decorative arts continue to draw wide interest including a Chinese carved white jade brush pot and cover, selling to a Beijing buyer for $16,250, and a Chinese carved jade boulder, height 7.5 inches, crossing the block at $6,250 against a $3,000-$5,000 estimate.
For information about consigning works to Jackson’s call 800-665-6743.
View the fully illustrated catalog of Jackson’s June 11-12 World Treasures auction, complete with prices realized, at LiveAuctioneers.com.
One of a group of Russian lacquerware items (circa 1825-1945) and forming a collection comprising about 100 lots that totaled $110,000. Jackson’s image.While only 6.5 inches in length, the Russian silver and enamel box by the 11th Artel, circa 1900, sold for $18,125. Jackson’s image.The diminutive Russian icon of the Kazan Virgin measuring just slightly over 3.5 inches and made by the firm of Feodor Ruckert, Moscow, circa 1899-1908, sold to a buyer from Moscow for $52,500. Jackson’s image.This 8.5-inch Loetz Austrian mother of pearl art glass vase brought $11,250. Jackson’s image.This bronze by French artist Louis Chalon (1866-1940) titled ‘Sea Sprites’ sold for $21,250. Jackson’s image.Measuring only 9.25 inches high, this Japanese silver and shibayama cabinet from the late 19th century sold for $21,250. Jackson’s image.
Architectural rendering of the star-shape US Marshals Museum in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Image courtesy of the Museum.FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) – Organizers need to raise millions of dollars before they break ground on the $50 million U.S. Marshals Museum slated to open in 2016 on the banks of the Arkansas River in Fort Smith.
“In order to break ground, we don’t have to have all of that ($50 million) in hand,” said Jim Dunn, the museum’s president and CEO. “We probably have to have something in the vicinity of the mid-30s,” though Dunn said the finance committee would come up with a more concrete number.
Workers are expected to break ground on the museum in September 2014, and so far, organizers have raised close to $12 million, Dunn said. That figure includes private donations and money from the state, city and county, Dunn said. However, Dunn said the nearly $12 million doesn’t include proceeds from the sale of a commemorative coin, which could produce up to $5 million.
New market tax credits also could chip in as much as $10 million, Dunn said.
“We have penciled that in, but we’ve got to carry an eraser with us because it depends on a lot of contingencies,” Dunn said. “But we’re going to work real hard to make that happen, too.”
The tentative groundbreaking date is pegged to the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Marshals, Dunn said, but money could change things.
“If we had $35 million, we would be under construction,” Dunn said.
The original U.S. Marshals Museum was located in Laramie, Wyo., until it closed in late 2002, according to the museum’s website. The U.S. Marshals Service decided to make the museum’s new home in Fort Smith, founded nearly 200 years ago as a frontier outpost that both outlaws and law enforcement traveled through on their way to and from the Indian Territory that is now Oklahoma.
While construction on the museum isn’t set to get under way for at least another year, visitors to the city already see a bit of the Marshals’ history.
A statue of U.S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves holds a gun in the air as he greets people traveling from Oklahoma across the Arkansas River into Fort Smith.
Reeves, a former slave born in Arkansas and raised in Texas, became one of the best known deputy U.S. marshals to ride out of Fort Smith, according to a sign near the statue.
“This statue is a dedication to Bass Reeves and all federal lawmen who bravely served our nation with valor, fortitude, and unwavering integrity,” the sign says.
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Architectural rendering of the star-shape US Marshals Museum in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Image courtesy of the Museum.Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal, for the Western District of Arkansas and the Eastern District of Texas, 1875-1907. University of Oklahoma Libraries, Western History Collection, generalpersonalities87-600.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Prosecutors say a Florida man convicted of selling and possessing paintings stolen from a Los Angeles art gallery and tax evasion has been sentenced to 71/2 years in federal prison.
A U.S. attorney’s statement Friday says 44-year-old Matthew Taylor of Vero Beach must also pay more than 1.2 million in restitution, some of it to two art galleries, but most to the IRS.
In August, a jury found Taylor guilty of selling a stolen Granville Redmond painting for $85,000, claiming it was his mother’s.
Taylor was also found guilty of knowingly possessing a stolen Lucien Frank painting and trying to pass it off as by a different artist.
Taylor was previously charged with selling forgeries of multi-million-dollar masterworks by Van Gogh and others, but that was dismissed before trial.
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Official military insignia of US Navy Seal Team Three, based in the Middle East.ROCKFORD, Iowa (AP) – A small northern Iowa town unveiled a statue honoring a Navy SEAL killed last year in Afghanistan and his loyal dog.
The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that the bronze statue of Jon Tumilson and his dog, Hawkeye, now stands in Rockford Fossil and Prairie Park.
Tumilson was one of 30 American soldiers killed Aug. 6, 2011, when their helicopter was shot down by insurgents.
His dog led family members into Tumilson’s funeral service, and laid by his casket during the ceremony. Photos and video of the funeral went viral, a touching moment after one of the deadliest attacks during the decade-long war.
The statue was created by Jeff Adams, of Mt. Morris, Ill. It depicts Tumilson and Hawkeye running.
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Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991), The Door, July 1943, ink on paper, 33.4 x 25.5 cm. Private collection. Copyright Dedalus Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York.
NEW YORK – The Guggenheim has announced its schedule of upcoming exhibitions. They are:
Robert Motherwell: Early Collages
September 27, 2013-January 5, 2014
Participatory City: 100 Urban Trends from the BMW Guggenheim Lab
October 11, 2013-January 5, 2014
Christopher Wool
October 25, 2013-January 22, 2014
Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video
January 24-April 23, 2014
Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe
February 21-September 1, 2014
Countdown to Tomorrow: The International ZERO Network, 1950s/60s
October 2014-January 2015
V. S. Gaitonde: Painting as Process, Painting as Life
Fall 2014-Winter 2015
CURRENTLY ON VIEW:
James Turrell
Through September 25, 2013
New Harmony: Abstraction between the Wars, 1919-1939
Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991), The Door, July 1943, ink on paper, 33.4 x 25.5 cm. Private collection. Copyright Dedalus Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York.The Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Image courtesy of the Guggenheim.
Authentic vintage Fiesta red fluted vases. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Rago Arts and Auction Center.NEWELL, W.Va. (AP) – The Homer Laughlin China Co. has settled a lawsuit aimed at protecting its Fiesta trademark.
West Virginia-based Homer Laughlin’s lawsuit claimed that Hanna’s Candle Co. of Fayetteville, Ark., and The Bazaar Inc. of River Grove, Ill., sold cheap Chinese imitations of its popular and collectible Fiesta dinnerware.
In exchange for the lawsuit’s dismissal, Homer Laughlin attorney Charles B. Gibbons says the defendants agreed to stop selling the dinnerware.
Gibbons tells The Herald-Star of Steubenville, Ohio, that 2,334 sets of dinnerware will be recalled. Homer Laughlin plans to donate the dinnerware to homeless shelters and food kitchens in the Fayetteville, Ark., area.
He says Homer Laughlin also plans to send a “cease and desist” letter to a Chinese company that imported the dinnerware The manufacturer isn’t known.
‘Friends Forever’ by Russian artist Demetre Chiparus, realized $60,000. Cowan’s Auctions Inc. image. CINCINNATI – Cowan’s Auctions two day Fine and Decorative Art Auction realized $1,130,000 in the July 13-14 sale. With a packed salesroom of more than 100 people and over 2,000 bidders online from over 20 different countries, the auction saw competitive bids between the floor, absentee, online and phone bidders throughout the day. Regional paintings and European works achieved high prices in the auction. LiveAuctioneers.com provided Internet live bidding.
The sale’s highest selling lot attracted considerable attention from both phone and Internet bidders. The work, a sculpture titled Friends Forever by Russian artist, Demetre Chiparus, realized $60,000.
“Our two-day auction was a smashing success. I was particularly pleased with the results of the works by Henry Faulkner. Our exhibit brought many people in the door and the painting’s themselves sold tremendously,” said Graydon Sikes, director of paintings and prints. “Material from the Yost estate in Pennsylvania had a great deal of interest, especially the Choultse painting and Chiparus bronze. Other estates in the auction, some of which remained anonymous, sold very well because they were buried in collections for decades.”
The sale’s second highest selling lot was a painting by Ivan Choultse, titled Coucher De Soleil Sur La Mer, which sold for $50,400. An original receipt of purchase from New York accompanied the painting, noting that it was sold in 1932 for $700.
A collection of over 25 Civil War carved soldiers pipes from the estate of Jan Sorgenfrei of Old Barn Auction in Findlay, Ohio, garnered high prices in the sale. Heated bidding between the floor and phones drove the selling prices up considerably. A Reuben T. Woodward 21st Massachusetts Pipe trounced its estimate of $1,000-1,500 and sold for $15,600. A patriotic Lady Liberty carved pipe realized $10,800, and a Liberty or Death poatriotic carved pipe sold for $9,000. Cowan’s also offered Sorgenfrei’s collection of antique toys in the sale. A George Brown “Excelsior” clockwork locomotive sold for $5,535 and a Hubley cast-iron transitional ladder truck brought $3,600.
Works by Midwest regional artists, including Henry Faulkner, Paul Sawyier and Elizabeth Nourse did particularly well in the auction. A painting by Faulkner, titled The Cellist, sold for $11,400, and Faulkner’s Staircase in Taormina realized $10,224. A watercolor of a girl by Cincinnati native, Elizabeth Nourse, brought $11,600, and a river scene by Kentucky artist, Paul Sawyier, sold for $15,600.
American furniture brought competitive bidding in the sale. A Charles Tinges inlaid Baltimore federal tall-case clock sold to a phone bidder for $18,000, a Rococo Revival bed hammered down at $6,600, a Rococo Revival dresser and commode stand for $5,700 and a Rococo Revival etagere realized $4,920.
Silver attracted bidders on the floor, phone and Internet. Cowan’s offered Kentucky coin, Gorham, Tiffany and Chinese export silver in the auction. A Kentucky coin silver cup by well-known early maker Asa Blanchard started the auction off with a bang, selling for $4,800. A Gorham Classical-style urn realized $4,500; a set of Tiffany & Co. sterling trays sold for $3,360, a Chinese export urn form incense burner hammered at $7,995, and a Chinese export silver presentation bowl with dragons realized $5,400.
Other notable lots in the July 13-14 auction included an Andrew Clemens sand bottle. Two bidders on the floor battled back and forth for the Clemens bottle, which eventually sold for $22,800. A set of John J. Audubon bound octavo Birds of America books realized $27,600, a Fuse Box pinup by Harry Ekman brought $19,200, a folk art painting by Charles Wysocki, titled Lilac Square, sold for $10,800, and a sculpture by Ferdinand Preiss, titled Archer, hammered down at $15,600.
For more information call Cowan’s at 513-871-1670.
View the fully illustrated catalog of Cowan’s Auctions’ Fine and Decorative Art Auction July 13-14, complete with prices realized, at LiveAuctioneers.com.
‘Friends Forever’ by Russian artist Demetre Chiparus, realized $60,000. Cowan’s Auctions Inc. image.‘Coucher De Soleil Sur La Mer’ by Ivan Choultse sold for $50,400. Cowan’s Auctions Inc. image.An Andrew Clemens sand bottle sold for $22,800. Cowan’s Auctions Inc. image.A Charles Tinges inlaid Baltimore federal tall-case clock sold for $18,000. Cowan’s Auctions Inc. image.A set of John J. Audubon bound octavo Birds of America books realized $27,600. Cowan’s Auctions Inc. image.
CHACAGO – The International Society of Appraisers has announced its fall education schedule, which will be conducted at the Northern Illinois University Naperville campus. The following six courses are on the schedule:
– Seven-Hour Personal Property USPAP Course: Sept. 28.
Course instructor: Gayle Skluzacek
This is the required seven-hour update for personal property appraisers seeking to fulfill the two-year requalification process. This class covers the 2012-2013 version of USPAP. The class does not include an exam. Students must have previously attended the 15-hour National USPAP class. Course materials need to be purchased and must be brought to the clas
– Appraisal of Antiques and Residential Contents: Oct. 7-13
Course instructor: Leon Castner, ISA CAPP, Valerie Hale, ISA CAPP and Michael Logan, ISA CAPP
This course provides information necessary to properly identify and value items falling into the broad category of antiques and residential contents. Focus is on analysis of construction and manufacturing; discerning the difference between “good,” “better” and “best” quality, design characteristics pertinent to general periods and styles; and research resources for the appraiser. Course sections include furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, toys and dolls, and vintage fashions as well as general household contents. The course includes an off-site field trip covered by the course expense.
– Requalification course: Oct. 18-19
Course instructor: Leon Castner, PhD, ISA CAPP
A review and update of ISA’s Appraisal Standards covering significant recent changes including those in the ISA Core Course Manual, the IRS, and the insurance industry. The class is for ISA members only and is a requirement for requalification and provides current guidelines, checklists and forms helpful for every member. No exam is given and students are dismissed at the end of the second day.
– Core course in appraisal studies: Oct. 21-27
Course instructors: Leon Castner, PhD, ISA CAPP
This is the “original” complete appraisal methodology course for personal property appraising. Its thorough scope includes appraisal objectives, intended uses, market identification and analysis, research methods and skills, ethics and professional conduct, and a detailed presentation of report formats and checklists.
– 15-Hour Personal Property USPAP Course: Oct. 28-29
Course instructor: Sandra Tropper, ASA
The 15-hour Personal Property Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice material is designed to aid appraisers in all areas of appraisal practice seeking competency in the USPAP. This course is intended to fulfill the USPAP requirement for credentialed membership levels within professional personal property appraisal organizations and will be taught by an active Personal Property Appraiser.
– Appraisal of Fine Art: Nov. 4-10
Course instructor: Richard Casagrande, ISA CAPP and Cathy Peters, ISA CAPP
This newly revised course emphasizes the primary categories of fine art frequently encountered by appraisers and dealers: paintings, sculpture, works on paper, frames, photography, animation art, Russian icons and Spanish Colonial art. Major areas of focus: art history, looking at art works properly, identifying and researching fine art works, properly describing art works, correctly employing specific vocabulary and art conservation. A field trip to local museums, such as the Art Institute of Chicago, provides students with close exposure to the property categories being studied.
All of the above courses will be held at the NIU – Naperville Campus, 1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville, Ill.
Shuttle transportation is available between the host hotel and the university. Shuttles are available from both Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport. More information regarding airport transportation and daily course transportation will be sent with confirmation.
The host hotel is the Country Inn & Suites, 1837 Centre Point Circle, Naperville, IL 60563. Reference “ISA” to receive the discounted group rate of $95 per night plus tax. Telephone: 630-505-3353. Website: www.countryinns.com/napervilleil.
All cancellations and transfer requests must be in writing and received two weeks (14 days) prior to the first date of the class. All cancellations and transfer requests are subject to a $200 fee.
In regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act, anyone who has special needs due to a disability, please let the ISA know in advance so the organization can try to accommodate your needs.
Inventor, engineer, physicist and futurist Nikola Tesla on the cover of the July 20, 1931 issue of Time Magazine.LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Dozens of people attended the unveiling of a 1,500-square-foot mural on the side of a Lincoln building that illustrates the life and accomplishments of visionary scientist Nikola Tesla.
The orange, brown and white mural was unveiled Friday, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. The mural’s designers believe it is the world’s largest of Tesla, a Serbian-American inventor and rival of Thomas Edison known for his contributions to the design of the AC motor.
The unveiling of the mural also marked the positive changes community leaders say are happening with the Turbine Flats Project. The nonprofit’s building was formerly a manufacturing facility that has since been converted to office space.
“People are in touch and understand the importance of innovation and that the community is in full support of innovation and creativity,” said Matt Wegener, founder of Turbine Flats.
Wegener set the Tesla mural idea in motion about three or four years ago, commissioning the help of muralist Amos Sterns, who was responsible for the mural’s design and logistics.
After two months of painting, the mural was complete and ready to showcase the community effort that went into it, said Leo Glass, executive director of Turbine Flats.
“I think this is an opportunity to share just a little appreciation and humility for art like Tesla had,” Glass said. “It’s just nice to know you’ve made the community happy.”
CHACAGO – The International Society of Appraisers has announced its fall education schedule, which will be conducted at the Northern Illinois University Naperville campus. The following six courses are on the schedule: 
