Fine Points of Furniture Early American by Albert M. Sack-2007 Edition
Albert M. Sack, the legendary dealer of American antiques who penned the influential collecting guide, "Fine Points of American Furniture: Good, Better, Best,” died on Sunday in Durham, N.C. He was 96.
Stanford University has chosen the New York-based architectural firm Ennead Architects to design the structure that will house the University’s recent acquisition, the impressive Anderson ...
Seven world records were set at the jewel auction of the late Hollywood screen legend, and ardent jewelry lover, Elizabeth Taylor, that took place at Christie’s New York this week.
On Tuesday, 80 singular lots were offered and all 80 quickly sold, fetching a total of $115.9 million, making it the most valuable private collection of jewels ever sold at auction. On Thursday, a Christian Dior evening gown of silver encrusted brocade swept to $362,500...
The fourth incarnation of The American Art Fair triumphed at a dazzling new venue from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, 2011. Held for the first time at the Bohemian National Hall, a Renaissance Revival style building on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the focused fair featured 17 leading gallery exhibitors offering prime examples of historic American art.
A groundbreaking exhibition opened Dec. 9 at the Worcester Art Museum entitled “In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artist of Color in Pre-Civil War New Orleans.” Julien Hudson (1811-1844) is the second-earliest documented portrait painter of African descent to work in the United States. Little-known today, Hudson died an untimely, somewhat mysterious death, and only fragments of his oeuvre survive to tell his story.
Edited by Warren Payne, Clear as Mud is a ground-breaking look at art pottery produced in Kentucky in the first half of the 20th century. It deals with such potteries as Cornelison Bybee, Waco, the ...
First comprehensive monograph on Gustav Stickley (1858-1942), a pivotal figure of the American Arts & Crafts movement, covering all facets of his career. David Cathers is one of the most ...
