PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Isolated by the ruling Tokugawa shogunate from the outside world, Japanese citizens were naturally curious about the Westerners who began to arrive on their shores following Commodore Matthew Perry’s historic voyages to Japan in…
Japanese Fascination with the West is Explored in Exhibition of 19th-Century Yokohama Prints
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Isolated by the ruling Tokugawa shogunate from the outside world, Japanese citizens were naturally curious about the Westerners who began to arrive on their shores following Commodore Matthew Perry’s historic voyages to Japan in…
Exhibition of North African Jewelry and Photography Announced in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- For thousands of years, North Africa, a region that comprises the modern nations of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Egypt, has been a crossroads for trade and the transmission of cultural influences from the Middle East, sub-Sah…
Exhibition of North African Jewelry and Photography Announced in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- For thousands of years, North Africa, a region that comprises the modern nations of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Egypt, has been a crossroads for trade and the transmission of cultural influences from the Middle East, sub-Sah…
Freeman’s Auctioneers to Hold Inaugural Auction of Pop Culture and Memorabilia
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman’s announced its first sale of pop culture and memorabilia. Under the direction of Simeon Lipman – of Antiques Roadshow fame – the September 3rd auction will feature both contemporary and classic sports, music and entertainme…
Freeman’s Auctioneers to Hold Inaugural Auction of Pop Culture and Memorabilia
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman’s announced its first sale of pop culture and memorabilia. Under the direction of Simeon Lipman – of Antiques Roadshow fame – the September 3rd auction will feature both contemporary and classic sports, music and entertainme…
Freeman’s Auctioneers to Hold Inaugural Auction of Pop Culture and Memorabilia
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman’s announced its first sale of pop culture and memorabilia. Under the direction of Simeon Lipman – of Antiques Roadshow fame – the September 3rd auction will feature both contemporary and classic sports, music and entertainme…
Freeman’s Auctioneers to Sell the Estate of Joseph S. Sorger
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman’s, America’s oldest auction house, is announced that it will be offering the Estate of Joseph S. Sorger on 5 October, 2010 in Philadelphia. The collection from his home at 2003 Delancey Place was amassed over 70 years and spa…
Museum to Present Major Survey Devoted to Italian Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- In the fall of 2010, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present a major exhibition devoted to the work of Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933) in the Dorrance Galleries for Special Exhibitions. Widely recognized as a key figure in the …
Freeman’s Appointed to Sell Works from The Neuberger Berman and Lehman Brothers Collections
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman’s announced that it has been appointed by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LBHI) and Alvarez & Marsal, LLC, the professional services firm overseeing LBHI’s restructuring, to sell selected works from the distinguished Neuberger…