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WEDDED BLISS, THE MARRIAGE OF ART AND CEREMONY

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass, unveils "Wedded Bliss, The Marriage of Art and Ceremony," a wide-ranging exploration of the wedding as artistic inspiration across cultures, lifestyles and three centuries. On view until bition has ever before taken this connective and comparative ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Recent Auction Results From Near and Far Edward Weston "Nude" $1.6 million, Sotheby's A photograph by Edward Weston, titled "Nude" and taken in 1925, sold for $1.609 million at a sale of The Quillan Collection of 19th and 20th Century Photographs held April 7 by Sotheby's in New ...

Letters to the Editor

Jun 01, 2008; Simpson, Richard V; Lawrie, Irene Lewis ... Greetings, I want to call to your attention to the pair of blue cut to clear vases on page 32, of the March A&C (Lightner Collection of cut glass) that are identified as Thomas G. Hawkes.That identification is in error. The clue to the vases' true origin is in the general shape, the ...

FRIEDLANDER: PHOTOGRAPHY

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The largest comprehensive retrospective of the photography of Lee Friedlander opens at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) June 29th and runs through September 14th. This impressive overview includes several hundred prints tracing Friedlander's inexhaustible visual appetite and outlines the ...

Black and White All Mix'd Together: 'The Hidden Legacy of Enslaved Craftsmen'

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Enslaved craftsmen were at work across the 18th and 19th-century South and, "Black and White All Mix'd Together': The Hidden Legacy of Enslaved Craftsmen," on view through September 15th at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem Museums & Gardens in WinstonSalem, ...

The Editor's Desk

Jun 01, 2008; Nolan, M Therese ... YOU CAN'T go anywhere these days without overhearing a conversation about the rising cost of petrol. A good friend of mine recently purchased an SUV that is supposed to get 27 mpg. It is currently getting about 15. Ugh ...is that less than the gas guzzling Hummer? I know she doesn't make any ...

TIFFANY BY DESIGN

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tenn. presents "Tiffany by Design," on view through August 24th, this exhibition celebrates the artistry and craftsmanship of the colorful leaded glass lamps produced by Tiffany Studios between 1900 and 1918. The exhibition examines the ...

SOCK MONKEY

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... SOCK MONKEY By Arne Svenson & Ron Warren. Hardcover, 160 pgs., Te Neues Publishing, $19.95. Made of everyday materialsoften leftoverseach sock monkey springs from its maker's imagination. From Ron Warren's massive collection of 1,800 impish creatures, Arne Svenson's photographs ...

JOSEF ORIGINALS

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... JOSEF ORIGINALS Jim and Kaye Whitaker & Dee Harris. Softcover, 128 pas., Schiffer Publishing, $29.95. Ceramic figurines of beautiful and romantic young women were made in hundreds of different poses and costumes by Josef Originals. This all-color illustrated, revised and expanded ...

MUELLER'S OVERVIEW OF AMERICAN COMPACTS AND VANITY CASES

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... MUELLER'S OVERVIEW OF AMERICAN COMPACTS AND VANITY CASES By Laura M. Mueller. Hardcover, 246 pgs., Collector Books, $29.95. This unique book is largely an overview of American compacts, with just a few European examples for interest, accented with museum pieces and backed by years of ...

ABOUT BUTTONS

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... ABOUT BUTTONS Peggy Ann Osborne. Hardcover, 320 pgs., Schiffer Publishing, $79.95. This is one of the most informative books available for the collector of buttons, written by a second-genera tion collector who has traveled the world over to expand her knowledge. The book presents more ...

BIRDS: THE ART OF ORNITHOLOGY

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... BIRDS: THE ART OF ORNITHOLOGY By Jonathan Elphick. Hardcover mini edition, 300 color illustrations, Rizzoli New York, $19.95. This breathtaking collection of important and beautiful ornithological art from London's Natural History Museum traces its development from the Renaissance ...

Furniture by the Book: BOOK-FORM FURNITURE

Jun 01, 2008; Gale, Amy ... BOOKS ARE OFTEN sold as furniture. Stop by the local salesroom, and see for yourself. You are likely to find leather-bound sets mixed in with the dining tables, buffets, and armchairs. Sometimes though, books really are furniture. For more than two centuries, bindings-and faux bindings-have been ...

Clubs & Associations

Jun 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Lighter Collectors Club To Convene in Las Vegas The 22nd annual convention of the world's largest lighter collectors' club-On The Lighter Side (OTLS)-WiIl meet at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada June 19-22, 2008. The annual event brings in hundreds of members from the ...

A Passionate Collector

Jun 01, 2008; Michelsen, Michael W Jr ... Collector: Ruth Womac Passion: Compacts RUTH WOMAC IS 86 years young. That's an old expression, to be sure, but in her case, it's the truth. One chat with Womac, and it's obvious she has a zest for life matched by few others. This vigor carries over to her collecting ...

Rinker on Collectibles

Jun 01, 2008; Rinker, Harry L ... Riding Out The Storm BATTEN DOWN THE hatches! Dark clouds on the horizon indicate trouble ahead. A bad storm is brewing. Prepare yourself and we will ride it out. I love historical fiction, especially the naval novels of C. S. Forester (Captain Horatio Hornblower) and ...

The Lure of American Folk Art

Jun 01, 2008; Jailer-Chamberlain, Mildred ... NOT THAT LONG AGO, folk art admirers and serious collectors were an exclusive group who recognized the artistic and creative merits of the objects and fine art made by trained, untrained and minimally trained artisans. But in recent years, attitudes toward folk art have taken a turn, including ...

Collector's Corner

Jun 01, 2008; McKittrick, Rosemary ... Gilbert Stuart GILBERT STUART, the father of American portrait painting, portrayed more than 1,000 famous people and their families on canvas. Stuart said he could tell a sitter's personality just by studying his features. George Washington was a good example. When Stuart painted ...

BUTTON, BUTTON WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON?

Jun 01, 2008; Bassett, B J ... BUTTON, BUTTON, WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON? In her hometown, Eureka, California, Nova Cramer is affectionately called the "button lady." Surrounded by a room full of treasures, she brings history to life while sharing her knowledge and love of buttons with school children, clubs and organizations, ...

Bling & Things

Jun 01, 2008; Klein, Susan Maxine ... This is a column dedicated to fashion jewelry & accessories. From the history to the mystery, to the how-to repair-we will examine all things faux in the world of bling and even the fakes of the faux. If you're wondering whether your great aunt left you treasure or trash, this is the forum ...