By Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo
Among the earliest forms of furniture is seating, used initially to provide a platform for an elevated personage. Over the centuries chairs, benches, stools and other seating pieces came into common use by lesser mortals. The exhibit “The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design” on view at the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, S.C., explores the evolution of the peculiarly American idiom. Forty-four seats on view in the exhibit represent the development of seating furniture over the last two centuries, touching on the important movements in American design. The chairs are drawn from the collection of Diane DeMell Jacobsen, who gathered with an eye toward the domestic and international influences on American chair design. For this collector, her chairs are more sculptural objects than simply utilitarian or decorative pieces. They are simply works of art; that they have a utilitarian function is secondary. The collection offers an interesting perspective on the evolution and influences of American furniture design over the course of 200 years.
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Spring Show Seeks Niche In Crowded New York Market
The Spring Show NYC returned to the Park Avenue Armory May 2–6 offering a well-calibrated presentation, setting itself apart from New York’s crowded calendar of art and antiques fairs.
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 Spring Show Seeks Niche In Crowded New York Market
The Spring Show NYC returned to the Park Avenue Armory May 2–6 offering a well-calibrated presentation, setting itself apart from New York’s crowded calendar of art and antiques fairs.
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Record $2.7 Million For Leica In WestLicht Camera Auction All expectations for WestLicht’s 21st camera auction were exceeded on May 12. For the fifth time, the world record for the most expensive camera ever sold was broken at the firm’s auction with a winning bid of $2,774,191, including buyer’s premium.
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Society Of American Graphic Artists Conducts 79th Members Exhibition
From May 19 to June 29, the Old Print Shop is presenting an exhibition of more than 100 contemporary printmakers who are current members of the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA), a not-for-profit national organization of fine art printmakers. The artists reception is Saturday, May 19, between 1 and 4 pm.
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Michael J. Gould, 85, Connoisseur, Collector Of American Art AndAntiques Michael J. Gould died May 4 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Cunningham Gould, and four children and their spouses: Lisa and Michael Parley; David Gould; Daniel and Susan Gould; and Peter Gould. He was predeceased by his brother, Jay. |
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May 15th, 12- Many Silver Trophies Stolen From New Jersey Country Club
The Bernardsville Police Department is investigating a burglary and theft that was reported at the Somerset Hills Country Club between 3 and 5 am on May 11. Upon investigation, it was discovered that several trophies had been stolen from the clubhouse.
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