TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Shipwreck hunters are planning to excavate around a Lake Erie wreck this summer that they think could be the remains of a schooner that went down nearly two centuries ago.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – If a picture tells a thousand words, the Library of Congress is bringing 440,000 of them to Los Angeles with a free-wheeling photo exhibition that seeks to define America’s zeitgeist in a way people have never seen.
CHICAGO – The highlight of Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ sale of fine printed books and manuscripts May 1 is the selection of nearly 400 manuscripts from the private collection of Robert L. McKay. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – Philadelphia’s most trusted estate specialists, Stephenson’s Auctioneers, will conduct an April 27 auction featuring selected contents from the home, workshop and barn of Gail Pearlman, IIDA, and her business The Loft Interiors.
BOULDER, Colo. – More than 300 lots of expertly curated antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Rome and the Near East will take the spotlight in Artemis Gallery’s Thursday, April 26 online auction. The start time is 10 a.m. Eastern.
ST. LOUIS – Several collections of Brilliant Period Cut Glass featuring many rare and beautiful pieces will come up for bid on Saturday, May 12, when Woody Auction holds a major public auction at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis Airport Hotel. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
FAIRFIELD, Maine – Poulin Antiques & Auctions will present a superb selection of high-quality collectible sporting and military firearms, accoutrements and edged weapons on May 7-9. The three-day auction will offer more than 1,700 lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK (AP) – New York’s “Fearless Girl” statue that has become a global symbol of female business prowess will be moved from her spot staring down Wall Street’s bronze “Charging Bull” to a new home facing the New York Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK — Harry Bertoia’s artistic gifts were so apparent from an early age in his native Italy that legend has it local brides sought him out to design their wedding embroidery patterns. As a child, he took a few drawing lessons from a local teacher, who quickly told his family he had nothing more to teach him and advised that they send him to Venice or the United States to continue his studies.
CLEVELAND – Any lover of fine art will be intimately familiar with the still life. An invaluable tool for honing technique and developing a sense of composition, nearly every painter has produced a wealth of them and their styles and subjects are as varied as the artists who created them. On Monday, May 7, Gray’s will auction a variety of wondrous still life works as well as a number of other gorgeous fine art pieces. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.