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8th Annual Benefit Antiques Show for the Governor Wolf Historical Society, March 5-6 BATH, PA - On March 5 & 6, 2016,  The Governor Wolf Historical Society will hold its 8th Annual Benefit Antiques Show in Bath, Pa  (one block off Rt 512). 

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Collecting with Jeff Jeff Figler

Sometimes collectibles are right in front of your eyes and you just don’t realize it. I have known of people who were conducting house sales and did not realize that some of what they were selling was rare. Old 45s that you might think are absolutely worthless may be extremely valuable because there are but a handful of copies of them. And of course we all know at least one person whose mother gave away their old comics or baseball cards, and now these discards are worth a kings’ ransom. Similarly I met an African American who had been raised in a house full of paintings, photographs, and even a few pieces of sculpture of African Americans. He was about to donate them to a local charity, but quickly re-thought his plan when a local collector saw his collection and told of treasures. Indeed, works by African American painters are in great demand and becoming quite collectible.

Works by black artists are getting recognition these days, and with such recognition, the values of the works are increasing, too. Currently, large sums of money are paid for works by such black artists as Kerry James Marshall, Kara Walker, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, but others artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, and Romare Bearden have not yet realized high dollar amounts on their pieces.

African Americana including books and photographs has taken a strong upward turn since 1997. One reason for the upturn is that many black Americans have become quite affluent and can afford to pay for these items. Many sports figures, such as basketball players Chris Webber and Grant Hill, among many others, have become avid collectors of African Americana. And of course, that is not to say that white collectors are not collecting the same type of memorabilia.

In 2005 a rare letter written in 1776 by the poet Phillis Wheatley sold for $253,000, and a signed first edition of her Poems on Various Subjects sold for nearly $50,000. Items related to Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali are in great demand. Music of Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and Louie Armstrong command high prices.

Despite the interest in African Americana items related to slavery and human bondage are not highly desired. On the other hand, figurines and kitchen items that are unique to blacks are popular and are available at reasonable costs.

As with many collectibles, a collector should try to make sure as best she/he can that they are not getting reproductions. Naturally, this can be difficult, and most people merely hope that they are acquiring the real thing.

So if you are looking for a current hot collectible category that still has room to grow you might consider black memorabilia and collectibles. You may wish to first look through The Art and History of Black Memorabilia, by Larry Buster and/or Collecting African American History by Elvin Montgomery to give you an idea of what may be available and their values. And the values will keep on rising.

Collecting African Americana

Collecting African Americana Collecting with Jeff Jeff Figler Sometimes collectibles are right in front of your eyes and you just don't realize it.

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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Republic of Mexico bond, $8,555, Archives International Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An 1865 bond of the Republic of Mexico, signed by General Gaspar Sanchez Ochoa, who was dispatched to the U.S.

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Return to Craftsman Farms: Gustav Stickley in the Twenty-First Century

Return to Craftsman Farms: Gustav Stickley in the Twenty-First Century

By Erica Lome

The year 1916 marked the final issue of Gustav Stickley’s influential periodical The Craftsman, which introduced American audiences to the British-derived Arts and Crafts movement. Nearly a hundred years later, many of Stickley’s distinct products ó ranging from furniture and lighting to carpets and textiles ó continue to appeal to collectors. Yet few realize just how ahead of his…

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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: California gold map, $39,000, PBA Galleries Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A map of the California gold region, published in Boston in 1848 and a precise tracing of the map of pioneer and land surveyor James Bidwell by Thomas Larquin, an American businessman and entrepreneur, sold for $39,000 at Part 3 of The Warren Heckrotte Collection, held Dec.

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Collector's Showcase: February 2016

Collector’s Showcase: February 2016

Rudy Ciccarello: From Collector to Curator

From the early collecting days in 1997 to the summer of 2004, Rudy Ciccarello, founder of Florida Infusion Services, a combination I.V. Therapy Pharmacy, Joint Commission Accredited Home Health Nursing Agency, and nationwide distributor of pharmaceuticals, amassed one of the largest collections of important examples of the Arts & Crafts Movement (A&C)…

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Largest Lock of John Lennon’s Hair Ever Preserved Offered at Heritage Auctions

Largest Lock of John Lennon’s Hair Ever Preserved Offered at Heritage Auctions

Lennon’s hair was shaved for his 1966 role in “How I Won the War,” offered Feb. 20 in Dallas

DALLAS – A substantial lock of John Lennon’s Beatles Mop Top hair  – cut of in preparation for his role as Private Gripweed in the 1966 film “How I Won the War” is expected to sell for $10,000 in Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 20 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Auction in Dallas. The extraordinary, 4-inch lock…

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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Tiffany Studios glass vase, $48,750, Heritage Auctions Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios Favrile glass floriform vase, made circa 1900-1920 and engraved “04325”, sold for $48,750 at a Tiffany, Lalique & Art Glass Auction held Nov.

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by Jerry Cohen

The Arts & Crafts market, like any collectible market, has buyers at low, middle, and upper price ranges. At the peak of interest during the second half of the 1990s, every price range of Arts & Crafts material was repeatedly climbing to new highs, thanks to both the exceptional wealth being created during this period and the popularity of the style among baby-boomers who were in their peak earning and collecting years. Moving forward to 2016, the state of the Arts & Crafts market has changed substantially. At the top of the high-end, we now see museums building early 20th century collections and competing aggressively against wealthy collectors for the best and most iconic items produced during this period. Many of these items are setting records on a regular basis. At the middle and upper middle end of the market, the story is quite different, with prices dropping as much as 70% from peak levels. Finally, at the more modest end of the market, we see prices about the same or a little lower than they were fifteen years ago. Let’s take a look at some recent auction sales to see how they compare against earlier prices.

Charles Rohlfs is an iconic figure in the Arts & Crafts world, having run a small furniture workshop in Buffalo, making Arts & Crafts furniture that comes across as a unique blend of Gothic and Art Nouveau styles. Fiercely unique and highly sculptural, his furniture and accessories were produced in small quantities. His best pieces tend to be very curvy with dreamlike carving, cut-outs, and copper accents. One of his most desirable designs is a rotating desk, (estimated 1999 value $75,000). This desk sold for $255,750 (lot 77, October 18th, 2014) after fierce competition between several museums and top collectors, against a pre-sale estimate of $45,000-65,000.

Charles and Henry Greene, best known for their incredible California bungalows, hold a special place in the Arts & Crafts movement as top architects who also designed the interior furnishings for their homes. Because they did not design furnishings for retail sale (only for the individual homes they were commissioned to build) their furniture and accessories are quite rare, and every item has provenance to a specific home.

The Blacker House in Pasadena is one of their most famous commissions, a table lamp (estimated 1999 value $100,000) from that home which was auctioned for $502,000 (Lot 554, October 17, 2015) against a pre-sale estimate of $40,000-60,000.

Frederick Hurten Rhead is considered one of the most important potters of the Arts & Crafts period. Originally from England, he worked at many potteries, including Weller, Roseville, University City, Arequipa, Rhead Pottery, and was even the creator of Fiesta Ware pottery in the 1930’s. A four-tile Peacock panel designed and executed by Rhead at University City, MO, circa 1910, that achieved a price of $637,500 (Lot 542, Oct. 27, 2012) against a pre-sale estimate of $35,000-45,000 (estimated 1999 value, $40,000).

The three items detailed above, along with other unique and best-of-class pieces from the Arts & Crafts period have recently brought record prices, often well into six-figures and selling for many times their pre-sale estimates. Much like other areas of collecting, with greater and greater wealth accumulating among a limited number of collectors (many of whom are now either building their own museums or planning to donate their collections to established ‚museums), and with more and more academic research being done on the premier artisans, the demand for the limited number of “best of” examples is growing, along with the budgets to buy these pieces at record-breaking prices.

The same can not be said for the broad middle and upper-middle swath of the market. The aging of long-time collectors, combined with a shrinking middle class, has put a squeeze on the prices of most of the items selling in the $4,000 to $40,000 range fifteen years ago.

Gustav Stickley is credited as popularizing Arts & Crafts philosophy and design in America. From 1901 to 1917 he published The Craftsman Magazine and likely produced upwards of a quarter-million pieces of furniture at his factory in Syracuse, NY. Forgotten and out of style for decades after World War I, the Princeton Arts & Crafts Exhibition in 1972 marked the academic rediscovery of Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement, and Stickley’s quarter-sawn oak furniture slowly climbed to mainstream popularity, peaking in popularity and value around 2000 on the 100th anniversary of his first Arts & Crafts designs. Museum exhibitions, use in movies and TV shows, and articles in architectural and home magazines, combined with an influx of famous collectors and marketing by major metropolitan galleries, all increased Stickley’s popularity among collectors. Combined with a booming economy and the peak earning years of baby boomers, surviving objects from the Arts & Crafts Movement, led by Stickley’s Craftsman Furniture, saw enormous price appreciation.

By 2000, as the economy weakened, the Arts & Crafts market peaked and major galleries began to shift into Mid-Century Modern Design, which they viewed as a new, different, and exciting market for the up and coming generation of younger collectors. With a large supply of quality Mid-Century material entering the market as the original owners of these pieces began downsizing, conditions were right for the galleries, museums, and design magazines to promote this as a new trend in collecting. While great for the values of Mid-Century items, the effect of this shift was to reduce demand for good Arts & Crafts pieces that were too expensive to compete against reproductions, yet not rare enough to be sought out by museums and the wealthiest collectors.

With these demographic and economic changes, prices for middle and upper middle quality items started to decrease. A fairly rare triple-door mitered-mullion Gustav Stickley bookcase (estimated 1999 value $40,000) that recently sold for $10,625 (Lot 688, October 17, 2015) and a relatively common double-door Gustav Stickley bookcase (estimated 1999 value $10,000) that sold for $3,250 (Lot 79, June 5, 2015). While disheartening for collectors who bought at the end of the 1990’s, the lower prices for this furniture has opened up the market to collectors of more modest means. Morris chairs have not fared much better than bookcases. A drop-arm Gustav Stickley Morris Chair (estimated 1999 value $14,000) that sold for $5,313 (Lot 686, October 17, 2015).

To round out this discussion on current pricing, let’s look at a couple of more moderately valued L&JG Stickley pieces. A chafing dish stand sold for $1,750 (Lot 599, October 17, 2015) and a sideboard sold for $3,500 (Lot 699, October 17, 2015). These prices are about the same as they were in 1999. Although desirable and moderately hard to find items, their prices never went higher than what today’s collectors can still afford, and their prices have held relatively steady.

In many ways, the Arts & Crafts market has mimicked the changes that have taken place in our economy. The wealthiest buyers have far more money to spend than they did in 2000, and are therefore able to compete more aggressively on the best of the best pieces. At the same time the middle class has lost a lot of buying power, driving most of the market into pieces under $4,000 and resulting in price decreases for most pieces that had brought $10,000 to $40,000 at the market peak. With the economic and demographic shifts that started in 2000 and escalated after 2008, most Arts & Crafts objects can now be purchased at or near prices that existed twenty-five years ago. For buyers, that is nothing but good news, although the reverse is true for sellers.

For myself, I have never advocated buying antiques or collectibles as an investment, as their value will ride up or down depending on constantly changing preferences in collecting and the economy. I see antiques as something to buy because you are attracted to them, whether for their beauty, design, quality, or history. Having come of age in the sixties, when reform was in the air, much as it was during the heyday of the Arts & Crafts movement, I fell in love with the style because of both the philosophy behind it and the serenity I experienced being surrounded by it. My suggestion to the collectors who read this is to educate and familiarize yourself as much as possible with all the styles of furniture and design out there, and to collect the pieces that resonate with you, whether in or out of style, and with regard only to the value it brings to your own life.

Jerry Cohen is the specialist in charge of Arts and Crafts furniture at Rago Auctions (www.ragoarts.com) in Lambertville, NJ. He has specialized in the Arts and Crafts period since 1977, when his original business, The Mission Oak Shop, was in Oakland, CA. In addition to his auction work he is also owner of The Antiques Marketplace, a 20,000 square foot, 100+ dealer group shop in Putnam, CT. He can be contacted at jerrycohen@mac.com and is always happy to answer questions or provide free evaluations of your items.

The Arts & Crafts Auction Market Today

The Arts & Crafts Auction Market Today by Jerry Cohen The Arts & Crafts market, like any collectible market, has buyers at low, middle, and upper price ranges.

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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Dashiell Hammett book, $65,000, Swann Galleries Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A first-edition copy of Dashiell Hammett's book…

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Americans who like to buy their fine art through internet auction now have a friend: Barnebys.com

Americans who like to buy their fine art through internet auction now have a friend: Barnebys.com

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Life’s about to get a whole lot easier for Americans who like to buy their fine art, antiques and collectibles through internet auction. Barnebys.com, the Swedish-based auction aggregator that features, at any given time, over a half million items for sale through about 1,000 auction houses worldwide, has officially launched in the United States with a headquarters office in New…

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by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod

$3,301 (24 bids, 14 bidders): Large Antique Majolica Figural Bottle, Stork Umbrella Glasses & Hat After doing some searching on the net, I found that this large antique Majolica Stork Bottle is quite rare. I also found that they came in a small and large size. This 15.5-inch tall Majolica bottle is the large size. Wearing a hat and glasses, he has an umbrella under his wing. In the close-up photographs, you will see that part of the eyeglasses is missing, and there is a very tiny fleck to the tip of the stork’s beak. There are no other problems or any restorations to this 19th century Majolica bottle. (Photo: eBay seller wwolst12.)

DBA: These majolica bottles are quite collectible, and eBay has become the selling place where the highest prices for these bottles can be found. Going back through guides for figural bottles from the past 20 years shows some marked differences. Prices for these objects selling on eBay are much higher than what is recorded at auction or even what the guide books were saying several years ago. Collectors who spend time trying to find these at auction and tag sales usually find the low-price deals. This particular bottle is higher quality and rare, but prices for some figural character bottles can be low when time is taken to seek them out.

One thing I can predict is that with technology advances and more small auctions selling items on an international platform, more collectors will find the unusual finds they are seeking. What I cannot predict is whether the allure for figural bottles will continue with collectors paying this much for one bottle.

$3,367 (60 bids, 14 bidders): 14k gold enameled Society of the Cincinnati badge medal From the estate of a prominent New England family, a fine antique enameled gold Society of the Cincinnati badge/medal. The badge is a drop-winged eagle with white tail; the enameled body depicts on one side Roman senators with Cincinnatus and says: “OMNIA: RELIQUIT SERVARE REMPUBLICAM.” The reverse shows Fame and says: “INSTAD: 1783 VIRT PRAEM SOCI CIN’RUM.” A “make-do” base metal jump ring joins the medal to the ribbon, which is a bit toned; the medal is in excellent condition. It’s unmarked but tests as 14k. I’m certainly no expert, but as far as I can research, it this appears to be an early variant of this badge. Approximately 4 inches long including the ribbon, the badge is just over 1.5 inches long. (Photo: eBay seller giltminnow.)

DBA: The Society of Cincinnati is a patriotic society in which the membership comes from officers who served in the Continental Army or Navy for at least three years. It is a hereditary membership with only one descendant representing the original member at any given time, following the laws of primogeniture. Within twelve months of its founding in 1783, 2,150 members had joined. Only about 5,500 men were eligible for membership as colonial militia and minutemen were not eligible, and of the Continental Line, only the officers were eligible. The bald eagle was chosen as the insignia.

This medal very closely resembles the original ones made for the founding members. There were 140 original ones in the first presentation, and one of those from the original 140 was sold for $34,000 at auction earlier this year. This price for this one sold on eBay is a good deal for the buyer; even more recent adaptations of the eagle design for the Society of Cincinnati have sold for as much as $12,000 at auction. This object has a long-standing history of high prices.

$3,300 (34 bids, 8 bidders): Gamewell Citizen Key Cast Iron Police Call Box and Gamewell stand In amazing condition, the large external cast iron call box has been repainted in black. The lettering is done in gold leaf and looks fantastic. The internal green box has not been repainted and is untouched. All internal parts appear to be in perfect condition just as it would have been approximately 100 years ago. The cast iron Gamewell stand has been repainted to a red color and is in beautiful condition. The code wheel, box number and key all match and is number 25. The key for the citizen key lock is a reproduction but works great. (Photo: eBay seller pitzer.)

DBA: The Gamewell Company of Newton, Mass., began manufacturing fire alarm boxes in the 1880s. The first ones worked as telegraph call boxes to obviously report a fire. Later, these boxes were made to assist the police in making reports to their headquarters before two-way radio was introduced. Later still, call boxes were introduced for citizens to call for help. This is on the high side of the usual value, which shows how eBay gets to a different market than the usual auction market and sometimes, even dealers.

$3,322 (7 bids, 3 bidders): Antique 1880s Adam Forepaugh Circus Poster Elephants Roman Hippodrome 40 x 30 This is an antique circus poster featuring the Adam Forepaugh Jr. Great Show, Largest In The World. Adam Forepaugh was the son of John Forepaugh, circus owner. The poster reads, “Museum Menagerie, Triple Circus & Roman Hippodrome.” “Adam Forepaugh Jr’s Latest Triumph A Riding Elephant.” This is the second (last) of two posters that we had.

The poster most likely is from the late 1880s when the circus toured the Midwest states in competition with P.T. Barnum. It appears that they had a great rivalry during this era of circus history. The beautifully detailed and bright color lithograph is by The Strobridge Litho Co.

The poster is from an estate in southwest Michigan with the story that the original owner was a circus member who decided to settle in Niles, Mich., when the circus came to town there. The poster measures 40 x 30 inches. It is in poor condition with loss of the poster paper, large tears at the elephants trunks, dirt, smudges, edges missing, etc. (Photo: eBay seller skyspirit.)

DBA: What I feel is more unusual about this item is that this poster lists Adam Forepaugh, Jr who was an elephant trainer in his father’s circus. His father had often commented that he would be the victor over P.T. Barnum because he had a son to succeed him, and Barnum had none. However, Forepaugh sold his circus the year before his death.

While circus posters are sought after, this is a high price, and many can be found for less money. This poster was not described to be in good condition, and it is the rarity that is driving the price. Also, this one is much larger than other ones I have seen.

Deborah Abernethy is a certified appraiser with the International Association of Appraisers. She can be contacted at 404-262-2131 or Deborah@expert-appraisers.com. Her website is http://www.expert-appraisers.com.

What’s Selling on eBay: February 2016

What’s Selling on eBay: February 2016 by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $3,301 (24 bids, 14 bidders): Large Antique Majolica Figural Bottle, Stork Umbrella Glasses & Hat…

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Captain Action Meets Ultraman

Captain Action Meets Ultraman

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn

When writer-collector James Long documented a previously forgotten bit of Captain Action history, it didn’t seem very likely that he was actually uncovering a bit of the action figure’s future.

First, it’s difficult to overstate the long-term popularity in Japan of the character Ultraman, which has been revived and rejuvenated many times since its…

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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Historical shirt of armor, $2.3 million, Rock Island Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A historical shirt of armor dating back to a 15th century Egyptian sultan sold for $2.3 million at a Premiere Firearms Auction held Dec.

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Perhaps nowhere else does art and architecture capture the vernacular and cultural landscape as perfectly as in New Mexico; a place where modernism and primitivism comfortably coexist.

The last two decades of the 1800s saw a migration of artists to New Mexico, and the settling of art colonies in Taos and Santa Fe that spawned an art and architectural movement that continues to play dominantly in the antiques and collectibles marketplace.

Although most of the antique shows in New Mexico take place in August, there is much to do and places to indulge your love of antiques all year long.

ARTS & CRAFTS HISTORIC HOMES Los Gallos, The Mabel Dodge Luhan House Taos, New Mexico

Rich in history, authentic in architecture, The Mabel Dodge Luhan House, designed and built by Mabel Dodge Luhan and her husband, Antonio (Tony) Luhan, a Pueblo Indian, in 1918, has been a center of Taos arts and education for nearly 100 years.

Mabel Dodge Luhan was a wealthy heiress from Buffalo, New York who had run a prominent art salon in Florence, Italy, and Manhattan, New York before settling in Taos in 1917. Her home, Los Gallos, became a sanctuary and meeting place for many of America’s most celebrated artists and writers such as Georgia O’Keeffe, D.H. Lawrence, Ansel Adams, John Collier, Carl Jung, and Martha Graham, among others.

Today,  The Mabel Dodge Luhan House is an historic inn and conference center which offers retreat-style meetings and artistic, literary, and personal growth workshops.

El Delirio Santa Fe, New Mexico

Elizabeth and Martha Root White, daughters of New York writer and financier Horace White, were born into an East Coast world of wealth and privilege. The sisters chose to settle in the small town of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and retained William Penhallow Henderson, instrumental in creating the Santa Fe style, to design their home, El Delirio (“The Madness”), in the 1920s. An eclectic combination of Moorish, Mexican, and Pueblo design, El Delirio soon became a gathering place for artists, writers, and intellectuals. The White sisters are said to have thrown some stunning parties in the 20s and 30s; their home the setting for lavish dinners, concerts, poetry readings, pool parties, plays, and masquerade balls. Today, it is the home of the School of American Research and the SAR (School for Advanced Research) Press.

The sisters were patrons and promoters of Native American Art and they opened the first Native American art gallery in New York City. Elizabeth was a founding member of the Indian Arts Fund in 1925, an organization which focused on buying up Indian pottery and other handcrafts to preserve these artifacts for future generations. She also served on the SAR managing board for 25 years.

FEATURED SHOP AROUND TOWN

Sherwoods Spirit of America 505-988-1776 – www.sherwoodsspirit.com –  email: sherwoodsspirit@yahoo.com 128 West Palace Avenue. Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe’s premier gallery specializing in Native American artifacts and historic Americana. Offering the finest examples available from every corner of America ñ from the Northwest Coast, Eastern Woodlands and Great Basin to the Great Plains. Open Monday through Saturday 10am-5pm.

ANTIQUE SHOWS

The Great Southwestern Antique Show August 6-7, 2016 505-255-4054 – www.gswevents.com Expo New Mexico State Fair Grounds, 300 San Pedro NE. Albuquerque, New Mexico Seventeen years of providing quality art & antiques from around the world and charitable funding to local non-profits. Shop & visit with over 200 quality antique dealers from across the U.S. Learn about the art of collecting and investing in Fine Art & Antiques, Ethnographic Tribal and Native American Art, Historic Photos, Rare Books, Jewelry & more.

Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show August 12-15, 2016 505-992-8929 – www.whitehawkshows.com Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Corner of Grant & Marcy. Santa Fe, New Mexico The Whitehawk Shows have been a Santa Fe tradition for 37 years. The show boasts over 100 dealers and features merchandise not seen anywhere else.

The Antique American Indian Art Show Santa Fe August 17-19, 11am-5pm www.antiqueindianartshow.com El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia. Santa Fe, New Mexico Native American Art Show showcasing 40-top national dealers in historic American Indian art. The Antique American Indian Art Show is one of the only vetted art fairs dedicated to the arts and culture of the Native American peoples. Featured objects include: basketry, jewelry, textiles, kachina dolls, Sculptures, and more.

Objects of Art Santa Fe 2016 August 12-14 505-660-4701 – www.objectsofartsantafe.com 555 Camino de la Familia. El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico A show for those who are interested in the artistic quality & craftsmanship, Objects of Art Santa Fe showcases paintings, historic & modern fine art from Taos school to leading contemporary artists, sculpture, textiles, furniture, jewelry, books, clothing, tribal American Indian, African, Asian and folk art. More than 70 exceptional dealers from the United States & Africa presenting thousands of one-of-a-kind items.

The Ruidoso Antique Show August 26-28 http://www.azantiqueshow.com Ruidoso Convention Center, Ruidoso, New Mexico. 111 Sierra Blanca Drive At the Ruidoso Antique Show you’ll find some of the best choice Antiques, Collectibles & Decorative Arts selected and presented by many outstanding Antique Dealers from all over the United States. Everything from Tin to Tiffany and all in between will be available at this show.

ANTIQUING & SHOPPING

Albuquerque Antique Mile The Antique Mile is a group of Albuquerque Antique Stores located on North 4th (Fourth) Street in Albuquerque’s quaint village of Los Ranchos. All of these Albuquerque Antique Dealers specialize in different antiques, eras, collections & products. The Antique Mile is a popular tourist attraction with some of the best antique stores in close proximity to Taos & Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Historic Canyon Road in Santa Fe Nestled into the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Canyon Road is a magical half-mile in the Historic District of Santa Fe. Stroll this picturesque trail to experience fine art, great shopping, and exquisite dining any day of the week.

MUSEUMS

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum 505-946-1000 – www.okeeffemuseum.org 217 Johnson Street, Santa Fe The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, opened to the public in July 1997, eleven years after the death of the namesake artist. A visit to the O’Keeffe Museum offers insight not only into the artist’s paintings, but also her creative process and the light and landscape that inspired her. In addition to the main Museum campus in Santa Fe, the O’Keeffe Museum maintains O’Keeffe’s two homes and studios in northern New Mexico, a research center and library, and a variety of collections relating to O’Keeffe and ‚modern art. The Museum’s collections of over 3,000 works comprises 140 O’Keeffe oil paintings, nearly 700 drawings, and hundreds of additional works dating from 1901 to 1984, the year failing eyesight forced O’Keeffe into retirement.

New Mexico Museum of Art www.nmartmuseum.org Open Tuesday through Sunday 10 – 5 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe The New Mexico Museum of Art collects and presents modern and contemporary art from New Mexico and the Southwest.

Museum Hill in Santa Fe www.museumhill.org Museum Hill in Santa Fe offers a central destination for exploring some of the city’s finest museums and some of the world’s greatest collections of Native American art and artifacts. The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, and the Museum of International Folk Art are the major institutions located on Santa Fe’s Museum Hill.

Millicent Rogers Museum www.millicentrogers.org 1504 Millicent Rogers Road, Taos To visit the Millicent Rogers Museum is to see 2000 years of Southwestern history! Housed in a historic Southwestern hacienda, the museum showcases a premier collection of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo arts from the southwest, including more than 1000 pieces of pottery from the prehistoric to the present and representing every major pottery-making center in the region.

On the Road to… New Mexico

On the Road to… New Mexico Perhaps nowhere else does art and architecture capture the vernacular and cultural landscape as perfectly as in New Mexico; a place where modernism and primitivism comfortably coexist.

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The Keep Homestead Museum

When Myra Keep Lovell Moulton died in 1988, the last of a long line of Keeps in Monson, MA, she willed her property, its contents, and an endowment fund to the town with two stipulations:

“It must be opened to the public on one day during the first year after acceptance of the property.”

“It must be named The Keep Homestead Museum.”

In 1990, the Town of Monson opened the doors of the Keep Homestead Museum to share her family story, local history, and button collection, considered one of the largest in the U.S., with the public.

Myra’s family home, built around 1749 (the ell on the left side of the house) and purchased by her grandfather in 1854, sits atop a hill overlooking the town, with a view from the front lawn considerably improved as a result of a tornado that swept through Monson in 2011.

Each public room in the Keep Homestead Museum is staged with well-preserved family heirlooms, Myra’s personal effects, generations of household tools and period furniture to represent and recreate the history of the house and its generations of Keep Family descendants, and to showcase Myra’s interests, personal possessions, and extensive collection of buttons, Norman Rockwell plates, and rocks and shells acquired over a lifetime by Myra and her father, Charles Chapin Keep.

Myra was an avid collector of many things as evidenced by what is seen and on display, what is not, and what we are told has yet to be unearthed. Her interest in buttons in particular can be traced back to the 1940s when she became a member of the Monson Button Club.  Myra went on to acquire Colonial, Golden Age, Antique and Vintage Mosaic, Uniform, Political, Mother of Pearl, Sterling Silver, and every other form of buttons that ever existed from around the world, and displayed them at the Massachusetts Society of Button Collectors and the National Button Society’s conventions, where her cards of buttons often won ribbons. Button collecting, and her passion for needlework, was something she continued to share with especially young people after her retirement as a local school teacher, opening her home to instruct them in arts and crafts, especially needlework.

Myra’s home, personal possessions, and beloved collections are being lovingly preserved, curated, and showcased by a small but dedicated group of volunteers, many who personally knew Myra and her family. The Keep Homestead Museum, located on 35 Ely Road in Monson, MA, is open the first Sunday of each month from 1-3:30pm from early April to December. For more information, go to www.keephomestead.org.

Collector’s Showcase: January 2016

Collector’s Showcase: January 2016 The Keep Homestead Museum When Myra Keep Lovell Moulton died in 1988, the last of a long line of Keeps in Monson, MA, she willed her property, its contents, and an endowment fund to the town with two stipulations: