Mike Wolfe Leaving American Pickers, Another Try for Star Wars Museum, and More Fresh News

Mike Wolfe (right) and American Pickers co-star Frank Fritz with an early Indian motorbike they bought while on the road. Image by Amy Richmond Photography
Mike Wolfe (right) and American Pickers co-star Frank Fritz (left) with an early Indian motorbike they bought while on the road. Image by Amy Richmond Photography

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • American Pickers co-star Mike Wolfe says, “One more season and I’m done.” What does the future hold for the intrepid junker? [Read more from WQAD News 8]
  • After thwarted attempts to build a Star Wars museum in Chicago and San Francisco, George Lucas is again considering the Bay Area – this time, Treasure Island. The artificially constructed island was built for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, and its World’s Fair site is a California Historical Landmark. [Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle]
  • Why buy antique furniture instead of newly constructed “fast furniture?” Here’s one expert’s opinion, with tips on what to look for when you buy. [Read more from Vogue Australia]
  •  What did William Shakespeare really look like? Cleaning the circa-1600 Chandos portrait could provide the answer, but not everyone agrees that it would be a good idea. [Read more from The Art Newspaper]

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Did fall from tree kill famous human ancestor Lucy?

 

Side view of Australopithecus afarensis (known as Lucy) replica (Nachbildung), located at Senckenberg-Museum, Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Photo by Gerbil, 2006. licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
Side view of Australopithecus afarensis (known as Lucy) replica (Nachbildung), located at Senckenberg-Museum, Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Photo by Gerbil, 2006. licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The famous human ancestor known as Lucy walked the Earth, but it was her tree climbing that might have led to her demise, a new study suggests.

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Artist sues after Confederate painting blocked from Fresno fair

Rare Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag, circa 1861. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com and Brunk Auctions
Rare Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag, circa 1861, auctioned for $70,000 on July 16, 2011. Unrelated to lawsuit in California; shown for visual purposes only. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com and Brunk Auctions

 

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – A Fresno artist has filed a lawsuit against state officials accusing them of violating his free speech by keeping his painting out of The Big Fresno Fair.

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