BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – An Estate Treasures Auction featuring numerous treasures pulled from prominent estates and collections will be held Wednesday and Thursday, June 6 and 7, by Nye & Co. Auctioneers. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers. Start times both days will be 10 a.m. Eastern. The Wednesday, June 6, session will be a live auction. The following day will be a timed online-only auction.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A beautiful and monumental bronze fountain by the renowned American artist Sandy Scott (b. 1943), several vintage Leica cameras previously owned by a photographer for Sports Illustrated and National Geographic, and a stunning Mikimoto 18K gold, emerald and pearl bracelet set will all come up for bid at Auction Life on Sunday, June 3. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
HATFIELD, Pa. – Mid-century modern will be the center of attention at Alderfer Auction’s June 7 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction. With its fresh style and clean lines, studio-created furniture by artists Phillip Lloyd Powell and Paul Evans headline the auction’s furniture category. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) – A new monument in Connecticut honors service animals with a statue of one of the nation’s most famous war dogs.
HOUSTON (AP) – The Houston Astrodome, which became known as the Eighth Wonder of the World as the world’s first domed stadium, is getting the highest honor Texas can give a historic structure.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ A buyer with a penchant for vintage denim has plunked down nearly $100,000 for a pair of truly vintage jeans that come from the American Old West.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – For generations, anonymous Navajo women working on hand looms created brilliantly colored, boldly designed pictorial blankets and rugs as was their longstanding cultural and artistic tradition. They adapted and modified their weavings from the world around them and created an art form that is uniquely theirs and provides insight into the Navajo culture at the turn of the 19th century. On July 14, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, one of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, opens “Navajo Weavings: Tradition and Trade,” an exceptional opportunity to view 26 examples of these colorful and symbolic items on loan from the collection of American folk art enthusiasts Pat and Rex Lucke. The exhibition is scheduled to remain on view until May 31, 2020. Through the woven motifs of these textiles, museum visitors can learn what was important to the makers among the Diné (the term the Navajo use to refer to themselves meaning “the People”) and gain a sense of their aspirations.
NEW YORK — While New York City may claim to be the art capital of the United States, California’s role in the art world cannot be overstated. Its striking geography and quality of light have attracted generations of artists to paint the ocean and landscapes there.