PBA to auction rare books, manuscripts, ephemera on Aug. 31

Early 1968 Jimi Hendrix Experience concert poster with Rick Griffith ‘Flying Eyeball’ design. Est. $5,000-$8,000

 

SAN FRANCISCO – PBA Galleries’ August 31 Fine Books in All Fields Auction will feature over 450 lots of interesting, unusual and valuable material in a broad range of subject areas, from early printed books and finely bound sets to scarce items from Japan and China. Included are books, manuscripts, rare ephemera, photographs, colored botanical plates, original comic and illustration art, vintage rock posters, and much more. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Walton family gives $120M for Arkansas art school

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., opened in November. Image by Charvex. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., opened in November. Image by Charvex. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., established through the major philanthropic effort of the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation. Image by Charvex. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A foundation established by the family of Walmart’s founder has given $120 million to the University of Arkansas to establish the first school of art in the state.

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Lowriders subject of upcoming photo exhibit in Silver City

A lowrider showing off at Fiestas Patrias Parade held at South Park, Seattle, Sept. 19, 2015. Photo by Joe Mabel, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

 

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) – Lowriders, the iconic cars popularized by Mexican Americans, will be the subject featured at an upcoming photo exhibit at Western New Mexico University.

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Egypt archaeologists uncover tombs dating back to Roman era

Example of an Ancient Egyptian ostracon, with 12 lines of Demotic script, 3rd-2nd century BC. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers Archive and Ancient Resource, LLC


CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry says that archaeologists have uncovered five tombs from the Roman era, dating back to more than 2,000 years.

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Philadelphia wants public’s opinion on fate of Rizzo statue

Statue of the late mayor of Philadelphia, Frank Rizzo. Photo by RegBarc, based on copyright claims), licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia is asking for the public’s help in deciding the fate of a statue of former mayor and police commissioner Frank Rizzo.

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