Artifactual History Appraisal

AUGUST 6, 2024

To accompany the exhibition "Selections from the Toad Atelier Collection" at Larissa Wild Fine Art , our latest episode of The Art Elevator Podcast is a conversation with Alexander and Vanessa Wendl of Toad Atelier discussing their collecting journey, philosophy, and the launch of their new membership. The episode can be enjoyed on multiple platforms including Spotify and YouTube , and the full show notes can be read here.

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Artnet News

AUGUST 8, 2024

Cats and women have been linked in visual culture since Ancient Egypt. The post Here Are Some of Our Favorite ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ of Art History appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 5, 2024

Works by Raphael and Leonardo will also be featured in the London exhibition, which aims to reconsider artists of the period as draughtsmen, in addition to painters or sculptors

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The Magazine Antiques

AUGUST 9, 2024

An exploration of the Big Apple's past at the New-York Historical Society. The post Field notes: Facing Forward appeared first on The Magazine Antiques. Field notes: Facing Forward was first posted on August 9, 2024 at 8:00 am. ©2021 " The Magazine Antiques " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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The Mid-West Museum Association

AUGUST 6, 2024

In this interview with Marshall County Historical Society, we learn about their how the museum has leveraged its new Historic Crossroads Center has transformed visitor experience and expanded the museum’s outreach efforts, as well as unpack their lessons-learned and hopes for the future. Could you share a little bit about your organization, its size, and the audiences you serve?

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Artnet News

AUGUST 9, 2024

The tablets date back 4,000 years. The post Ancient Babylonian Tablets Are Finally Deciphered. They’re Full of Bad News appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 4, 2024

In May 2025, after a nine-month programme of refurbishing, redesigning and relighting rooms, a new interpretation of the museum will be unveiled

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Antique Collecting

AUGUST 8, 2024

A collection of fairground art and memorabilia, representing one man’s 40-year collecting obsession, will be offered at Bonhams New Bond The post Fairground art collection set to sell appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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Artnet News

AUGUST 4, 2024

A stone slab in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is more than it seemed. The post Large Medieval Altar, Long Believed Lost, Found Hiding in Plain Sight appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 5, 2024

A lawyer from Florida drove to San Antonio, Texas, in an apparent attempt to destroy a 21ft-tall sculpture critiquing the Chinese Communist Party

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The Magazine Antiques

AUGUST 5, 2024

The American Folk Art Museum confronts viewers with the thorny matter of art and mental illness. The post Essential Questions appeared first on The Magazine Antiques. Essential Questions was first posted on August 5, 2024 at 8:00 am. ©2021 " The Magazine Antiques " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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Wbur

AUGUST 8, 2024

Migrants have been fleeing Venezuela's political and economic turmoil, and many settling in the Boston area are hoping for an end to the Maduro government. Migrants have been fleeing Venezuela's political and economic turmoil, and many settling in the Boston area are hoping for an end to the Maduro government.

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Artnet News

AUGUST 9, 2024

The two mythical figures are associated with the Greek god of wine and revelry, Dionysus. The post Ancient Greek Mosaic of Dancing Satyrs Unearthed by Construction Workers appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 5, 2024

We speak to the British Library exhibition curator Melodie Doumy about the Diamond Sutra and other treasures from the Library Cave

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WorthPoint

AUGUST 9, 2024

The six McDonald’s collectible cups available with the restaurant chain’s new Collector’s Meal. Image Source: McDonald’s USA, LLC The first McDonald’s drive-in restaurant opened in 1940. Since then, McDonald’s has become the world’s largest restaurant chain by revenue and served over 300 billion hamburgers. During its history, it has also offered many unforgettable collectibles , several of which are celebrated with its new Collector’s Meal.

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WCG

AUGUST 8, 2024

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is requesting quotes for 1 contractor to provide textile conservation services. The RFQ is attached is a submission deadline of August 16, 2024. Please find the RFQ packet attached while the submission period is open. The post Contractor Opportunity: Textile Conservation Services, SAPAC appeared first on Washington Conservation Guild.

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Artnet News

AUGUST 6, 2024

A scapegoat? The elephant in the room? Commenters search for metaphors in Bansky's latest artworks. The post Two New Banksy Artworks Appear In London, But What Do They Mean? appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 9, 2024

Authorities said that significant precipitation amid a severe drought had undermined the Purépecha structure at Ihuatzio

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The Mid-West Museum Association

AUGUST 6, 2024

In this interview with Marshall County Historical Society, we learn about their how the museum has leveraged its new Historic Crossroads Center has transformed visitor experience and expanded the museum’s outreach efforts, as well as unpack their lessons-learned and hopes for the future. Could you share a little bit about your organization, its size, and the audiences you serve?

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Invaluable

AUGUST 5, 2024

Peridot’s intoxicating green has enchanted wearers for centuries, but its surface sparkle is only part of the gemstone’s amazing legacy. With divine connotations and therapeutic uses, peridot’s brilliance goes far beyond the perfect jewelry setting. Join us as we mine into the rich history of peridot augmented with some striking examples. Origins and History An Antique Peridot Parure.

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Artnet News

AUGUST 8, 2024

The levitating cauldron is such a popular attraction that it may be permanently installed in Paris. The post Designer Mathieu Lehanneur on How His Paris Olympics Cauldron Stays Lit appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 9, 2024

The gallery’s bicentenary celebrations will be completed in Trafalgar Square next summer with a “bacchanal” event masterminded by the artist with the help of institutions from around the UK

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American Anthropological Association

AUGUST 4, 2024

By Christine Hegel On the first of May of this year, plumbers, food vendors, teachers, and others marched throughout the city center of Buenos Aires in celebration of May Day, holding signs that called for solidarity, respect for the popular economy, and the rights of workers. Among them were Samuel Le Coeur and Regine Assoumou Atanga, representatives of Association des Marchés d’Economies Locales et Individuelles Organisés de la Récupération (AMELIOR), a Paris-based alliance of waste pickers, s

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Auction Central News

AUGUST 8, 2024

Agnes Pelton, ‘Flowering’ MONROVIA, CA — Unseen in public for nearly one hundred years and rescued from a house-clearing with the contents destined for bulk donation to Mexico, Agnes Pelton’s transcendental abstraction Flowering will appear at John Moran Auctioneers on Tuesday, August 13 as only the fifth Pelton abstract to head to auction since her […] The post Agnes Pelton’s long-lost ‘Flowering’ from 1919 leads our five lots to watch appeared first on Auction Central News.

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Artnet News

AUGUST 8, 2024

The village was abruptly abandoned after roughly 600 years. The post The Hunt: Why Was the Neolithic Site Known as ‘Scotland’s Pompeii’ Abandoned? appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 9, 2024

The picture of a pair of pelicans joins others depicting elephants, an ibex goat, monkeys and a wolf that have popped up on structures across the capital

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WorthPoint

AUGUST 6, 2024

Common bank promotional gifts and giveaways include ballpoint pens and coffee mugs imprinted with the bank’s logo. But, years ago, bank promotional items included high-quality collectibles that could be worth a lot today, like this celluloid bank , which sold in May 2023 for $115. With most people using mobile banking today, banks no longer rely on promotional gifts to attract customers.

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Auction Central News

AUGUST 9, 2024

NEW YORK — Whimsy meets drama in the colorful furniture and decorative goods made by MacKenzie-Childs. Celebrated for its fresh and young style, the firm, launched in 1983 in upstate New York on land that was once a 65-acre dairy farm, creates pieces that unite a detail-laden antique English style with sophisticated opulence and childlike […] The post MacKenzie-Childs furniture: more is more appeared first on Auction Central News.

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Artnet News

AUGUST 9, 2024

Ernst began with collage in the 1910s before moving onto frottage and grattage. The post Eureka: The Technique Max Ernst Invented to Harness His Inner Eye appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Art History Now project sees over 90 big names share new reflections on what art history means to them

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The Magazine Antiques

AUGUST 7, 2024

The retrospective highlights an overlooked figure of German Expressionism. The post Current and coming: Becoming Paula Modersohn-Becker at the Neue Galerie appeared first on The Magazine Antiques. Current and coming: Becoming Paula Modersohn-Becker at the Neue Galerie was first posted on August 7, 2024 at 8:00 am. ©2021 " The Magazine Antiques " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Auction Central News

AUGUST 5, 2024

CHICAGO — The Circus, Sideshow, and Oddities sale at Potter & Potter July 11 proved that recent gains in vintage, hand-painted sideshow banners is not only no anomaly but likely a growing area of collecting in the American market. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. The sale’s high lot was anticipated, as Potter & Potter […] The post Carnival banners reigned at Potter & Potter’s Circus, Sideshow, and Oddities sale appeared first on Auction Central Ne

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Artnet News

AUGUST 6, 2024

'I always brace myself for attacks or criticisms, but so far, we have been very lucky,' the Hong Kong real estate developer said. The post Collector Patrick Sun on His Trailblazing Support for LGBTQIA+ Art in Asia appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 9, 2024

Under the National Treasures scheme, 12 UK museums are mounting exhibitions around the loan of masterpieces from the National Gallery

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Wbur

AUGUST 6, 2024

This summer, the state of Maine launched a research program to learn more about the whereabouts of North Atlantic right whales. The findings could be critical for the future of the state's lobster industry — and in the race to preserve the critically endangered population. This summer, the state of Maine launched a research program to learn more about the whereabouts of North Atlantic right whales.

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Auction Central News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Wintry Landscape Painting by Ivan Fedorovich Choultse, $46,125 BEACHWOOD, OH – Like many Russian academic painters, Ivan Fedorovich Choultse (1874-1939) experienced great uncertainty during the revolutionary years and, following a lengthy trip to Europe from 1917 to 1919, chose to emigrate to France in 1921. During the late 1920s and early 1930s he held several […] The post Wintry Landscape Painting by Ivan Fedorovich Choultse leads our five auction highlights appeared first on Auction Cen

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Artnet News

AUGUST 6, 2024

"Six Lives" at the National Portrait Gallery offers rare insight into the women who defined the legacy of one of Britain's most notorious kings. The post The Secret Lives of Henry VIII’s Wives Revealed in 6 Objects appeared first on Artnet News.

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