Crystal Bridges marks 10th anniversary with dedicated exhibit

Deborah Roberts, ‘He looks like me,’ 2019 mixed media on panel, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Deborah Roberts, ‘He looks like me,’ 2019 mixed media on panel, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Deborah Roberts, ‘He looks like me,’ a 2019 mixed media on panel from the collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Bentonville, Ark. – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces the debut of Crystal Bridges at 10, which will be on view July 11 to September 27. Crystal Bridges at 10 is an immersive exhibition with 10 distinct art experiences celebrating the collection and the community one decade into the museum’s lifetime. Primarily drawing from the museum’s collection, the exhibition includes hundreds of objects organized into artist installations, thematic galleries, and unexpected juxtapositions.

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Andrew Jones covers design, indoors and out, July 25

R. Lalique frosted amber glass Courlis vase, estimated at $2,000-$3,000
R. Lalique frosted amber glass Courlis vase, estimated at $2,000-$3,000
R. Lalique frosted amber glass Courlis vase, estimated at $2,000-$3,000

LOS ANGELES – Andrew Jones Auctions will offer a strong selection of fine art along with antiques and design from antiquity through the 21 century in an online-only signature Design for the Home and Garden auction scheduled for July 25, beginning promptly at 11 am Pacific time. More than 200 quality lots will be offered to the highest bidder. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Neue plans high-quality Summer Estates Auction for July 24

Carved marble bust of Antonius, unsigned and raised on a small marble socle, estimated at $1,500-$2,500
Carved marble bust of Antonius, unsigned and raised on a small marble socle, estimated at $1,500-$2,500
Carved marble bust of Antonius, estimated at $1,500-$2,500

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Neue Auctions has a Summer Estates auction planned for July 24 at 10 am Eastern time, and the emphasis will be on sterling silver, fine art glass, lighting, modern and antique furniture, fine carpets, porcelains, glassware, garden sculptures and planters, fine jewelry and decorative objects for the home. Nearly 400 lots will be sold. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Maranda Moran on Western & Native American art

Maranda Moran, fine and decorative specialist at John Moran Auctioneers, who has expertise in Western and Native American art.
Maranda Moran, fine and decorative specialist at John Moran Auctioneers, who has expertise in Western and Native American art.
Maranda Moran, fine and decorative art specialist at John Moran Auctioneers, who has gained expertise in both Western and Native American art.

MONROVIA, Calif. – Maranda Moran grew up in a family of collectors, being pulled out of bed in the wee hours at a young age to accompany her parents to garage and estate sales, flea markets and auctions. At age 16, she was operating her own antiques booth in an antiques mall, specializing in fine and decorative arts from the turn of the century to the 1950s. Apt at sussing out choice, hard to find objects d’art for clients and armed with a degree in art history and history from UCLA, she turned her expertise into a career. In 1994 she joined her husband’s firm, John Moran Auctioneers, as a fine and decorative specialist with a concentration in Western and Native American art, a booming market genre.

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