Steve Jobs-signed Apple II manual commands $787K at RR Auction

Apple II manual signed and inscribed by Steve Jobs, $787,484
Apple II manual signed and inscribed by Steve Jobs, $787,484
Apple II manual signed and inscribed by Steve Jobs, $787,484

BOSTON – A Steve Jobs-signed Apple II Manual sold for $787,484 against an estimate of $25,000-$30,000 at RR Auction on August 19. The 196-page guide details the technical architecture and operation of the Apple II and features a fold-out schematic of the computer’s main logic board. The manual is signed and inscribed opposite the Table of Contents by the iconic Apple co-founder, who wrote, “Julian, Your generation is the first to grow up with computers. Go change the world! steven jobs, 1980.”

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Last call for KAWS exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum

KAWS (American, born 1974). WHAT PARTY, 2020. Bronze, paint, 90 × 43 5/16 × 35 3/8 in. (228.6 × 110 × 89.9 cm). © KAWS. (Photo: Michael Biondo)
KAWS (American, born 1974). WHAT PARTY, 2020. Bronze, paint, 90 × 43 5/16 × 35 3/8 in. (228.6 × 110 × 89.9 cm). © KAWS. (Photo: Michael Biondo)
KAWS (American, born 1974). WHAT PARTY, 2020. Bronze, paint, 90 × 43 5/16 × 35 3/8 in. (228.6 × 110 × 89.9 cm). © KAWS. (Photo: Michael Biondo)

BROOKLYN – KAWS: WHAT PARTY closes at the Brooklyn Museum on September 5. The sweeping survey of KAWS’s career traces the Brooklyn-based artist’s rise from graffiti artist to a dominating force in the contemporary art world.

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Marblehead Pottery: American Arts and Crafts legend

 A circa-1910 Marblehead Pottery vase by Arthur Hennessey and Sarah Tutt sold at Rago Arts and Auction Center in June 2020 for $150,000 plus the buyer’s premium. Photo courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.

A circa-1910 Marblehead Pottery vase by Arthur Hennessey and Sarah Tutt sold at Rago Arts and Auction Center in June 2020 for $150,000 plus the buyer’s premium. Photo courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — What began as a therapeutic pottery-making program for women diagnosed with nervous disorders grew into one of the great brands in American art pottery: Marblehead pottery.

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