| Scudder Smith: 2006 ADA Merit Award Recipient |
Spring 2006
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“It was an easy decision,” ADA president Skip Chalfant said of the Association’s choice of...
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| The 2006 Palm Beach Jewelry & Antique Show |
Spring 2006
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“I think it’s the most promising show in America,” said Ron Bourgeault, the New Hampshire auctioneer, walking through the 2006 Palm Beach Jewelry & Antique Show in...
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| American Impressionism in a New York Townhouse |
6th Anniversary
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I’m from Edinburgh, so Robert Adam is the gold standard for me,” says Rosalind Landis, recalling the day six years ago that she and her husband, Ken, happened upon a 1921 Manhattan townhouse whose neoclassical details instantly reminded her of......
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| Art Sleuths: IFAR and its Director Dr. Sharon Flescher |
6th Anniversary
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As the executive director of the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)—the respected neutral voice for the art world—Dr. Sharon Flescher (Fig. 1) keeps tabs on the complicated and sometimes murky international art scene. About IFAR’s mission......
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| Fancy Figures: Boston Waxworks from the early 18th Century |
6th Anniversary
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Wax materials have been used by sculptors, goldsmiths, and artists since ancient times. In the eighteenth century they became especially popular again with both professionals and amateurs. In England and her American colonies life-sized historical......
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| Fine Art as an Investment: Walter Launt Palmer (1854–1932) |
6th Anniversary
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Since one of this artist’s atmospheric winter scenes sold for a record auction price of $131,200 in December 2004, interest has escalated in the works of Walter Launt Palmer, “the painter of American winter.” A recipient of prestigious prizes and......
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| Fine Art as an Investment: William Merritt Chase (1849–1916) |
6th Anniversary
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With their recognizable boldly-brushed style, works by William Merritt Chase continue to be strongly pursued by collectors and museums alike. A leading light among American impressionist painters, Chase’s work is highly regarded for its technical......
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| George Washington's Mt. Vernon |
6th Anniversary
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When people think of Mount Vernon, the image that usually comes to mind is of our first president’s magnificent white home with its columnar east façade, distinctive red roof, and sweeping views of the Potomac River......
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| Historic Hotels: Hotel Le Bristol, Paris |
6th Anniversary
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Situated on fashionable rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and close by the Elysée presidential palace, Hotel Le Bristol has the winning charm of......
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| Investing in 20th Century Photography |
6th Anniversary
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In the early 1990s I heard that Time-Life was introducing limited edition prints of photographs taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898–1995). Eisenstaedt began his career with Life magazine in 1936 having freelanced as a photojournalist in his native......
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