Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 111th Annual Student Exhibition May 11–June 3, 2012 128 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 www.pafa.edu/ase The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce the school’s 111th Annual Student Exhibition. The culmination of the School’s academic calendar, PAFA’s Annual Student Exhibition is a peerless and […]
A 30-year art history mystery is solved at Philadelphia’s Rosenbach Museum & Library
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Concluding a 30-year mystery, the Rosenbach Museum & Library has located and acquired a portrait of an early member of the Gratz Family, prominent Jewish early Americans who made their home in Philadelphia. Through a shot-in-the-dark…
Morphy’s April Antique Advertising auction features 400 premier Coca-Cola lots from the late Michael Narvaez
DENVER, PA.- A wealth of rare antique signs, figures and other promotional items from the golden era of advertising is currently on display at Morphy’s central Pennsylvania gallery, all to be auctioned on Friday and Saturday, April 20-21. The 1,26…
The Andy Warhol Museum announces the appointment of Nicholas Chambers as the Milton Fine Curator
PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Andy Warhol Museum has appointed Nicholas Chambers as the Milton Fine Curator of Art. Chambers, a native of Australia, most recently served as curator of contemporary international art at the Queensland Art Gallery – Gallery of Mod…
Exhibition examines the impact of the most popular camera of the 20th century
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Through most of the twentieth century, the handheld 35mm roll-film camera—named for the size of the small film it used—was a ubiquitous and indispensible photographic tool. The camera’s compact design permitted easy co…
Early American Toys and Trains Raced Past their Estimates at Noel Barrett’s Spring Sale
NEW HOPE, PA.- Prior to Noel Barrett’s richly varied May 21, 2011 “Something for Everyone” sale, some collectors speculated that the whimsical clockwork veggie man on the catalog cover might take the blue ribbon on auction day. While the…
Early American Toys and Trains Raced Past their Estimates at Noel Barrett’s Spring Sale
NEW HOPE, PA.- Prior to Noel Barrett’s richly varied May 21, 2011 “Something for Everyone” sale, some collectors speculated that the whimsical clockwork veggie man on the catalog cover might take the blue ribbon on auction day. While the…