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Norman Rockwell poster. Courtesy of International Poster Gallery.

The History of the Lithographic Propaganda Poster
Release Date: 08 June 2011
World War I was the first conflict in which the illustrated color lithographic poster was used as propaganda. Already well established in the world of commerce, travel, and entertainment before the war, illustrated posters had proven the most effective means of advertising yet invented. During ...

Original Beatles Lineup at Hugo Haase Fun Fair

The Fab Four at Auction!
Release Date: 08 June 2011
Astrid Kirchherr, the noted photographer who captured the Beatles like no other, is sharing her magnificent photographic heritage with the world in a major auction in New York City that Guernsey’s will be conducting early this fall. Following is her story. The year was 1960 and the Beatles ...

Grueby and Bigelow & Kennard Table Lamp. Pottery and art glass. Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1904. Estimate $25,000-35,000

Skinner 20th Century Furniture and Decorative Arts Auction to Feature Dedham Pottery, Bigelow & Kennard Mosaic Glass, and Furnishings from George Nakashima and Philip and Kelvin Laverne
Release Date: 08 June 2011
Skinner, Inc. today announced that its upcoming bi-annual auction of 20th Century Furniture and Decorative Arts takes place in the Boston gallery on Saturday, June 25th at 10:00 a.m. 810 lots of material are grouped primarily by designer, or maker, for easy bidding by phone, via the Internet or ...

J.B. Blunk headboard, USA, 1971. Sculpted, cross-hatched, chiseled and honed American black walnut; Provenance: Nash Collection, Sausalito, CA; 60" x 144" x 12". Pre-sale estimate: $30,000-40,000.

MASTERWORK BY J.B. BLUNK, RARELY SEEN AT AUCTION, WILL SELL ON JUNE 12TH IN RAGO's 20TH C. DESIGN AUCTION
Release Date: 08 June 2011
A masterwork by J.B. Blunk, rarely seen at auction, will sell on June 12th in Rago's 20th/21st C. auction of decorative arts. The headboard sculpture, lot 1408 in the sale, is described in the catalogue as follows: J.B. Blunk headboard, USA, 1971. Sculpted, cross-hatched, chiseled and honed ...

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