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The Case Against the Current Energy Usage of NFTs: An Art World Environmentalist’s Opinion

Artifactual History Appraisal

Barber writes: “Two years ago, Joanie Lemercier, a French artist known for his perception-bending light sculptures, took on a new role as a climate activist. His fellow artists were becoming millionaires overnight as the cryptoart world exploded. Since then, the art has been resold, requiring another year’s worth of energy.

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Troika Pottery Buyer’s Guide: The Artistry of British Ceramics

Invaluable

Troika was born into a time of artistic flourish within the southwest, fresh off the back of the St Ives School – a British postwar art movement taking root in the small, coastal town. A beacon for abstract artists, the scene had been set for creative innovation on a different level, with new approaches and ideas coming to the fore.

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Antique Pie Crimpers Are Fanciful Slices of History

WorthPoint

MULTI-USE TOOLS IN ARTISTIC FORMS While generally thought of as pie-baking tools, crimpers could be used for making any pastries. COLLECTING PIE CRIMPERS Though pie crimpers fell out of regular use in the mid-20th century, collectors prize them today as little pieces of folk art and still-functional kitchen tools.

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Boston’s Skinner Awarded American Impressionist Painting By The Appraisal Group

Appraisal Group USA

That’s a function of style and the times. The artist Lilian Wescott Hale (1880-1963) captured the sitter in her best hour. In the photo below, you can see the artist’s signature and definitiveness of the artist’s brush work. We have placed it at Skinner because the artist was among the elite of Boston painters.

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How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th

American Association for State and Local History

Jasmine Lewis is a multi-intentional artist, scholar, and vanguard of social change who is envisioning a kaleidoscopic path towards liberation. The cool part about museums is that they can often function as a source of both—providing opportunities for gathering, and for collective learning experiences!

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Evaluating Your Collection

Penrose Appraisals

If it is intended as a functional object, does it comfortably do what it is supposed to? Rather, color can be an important indicator of age or authenticity. Many times, this has to do with being able to read labels, hallmarks, maker's marks, etc. If not, it may not be the best of the best. Is this the right form?

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“Collaboration is Critical to Our Gallery’s Character” - Maggie Kayne and Bill Griffin on the Origins and Evolution of Kayne Griffin Corcoran

Art Dealers Association of America

Kayne Griffin Corcoran , a serene refuge off of a busy Los Angeles street, was originally conceived through a meeting of Maggie Kayne, Bill Griffin, and Jim Corcoran to discuss an artist commission and has since emerged as a destination in Los Angeles’s gallery network. From that point on, I realized this was the world I wanted to be in.