⁒ooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum†chronicles the history of the art quilt movement from 1980 through the present and decisively brings the quilt from the bed to the wall. It is on view at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art through September 19.

The Chinese trade made its way here for Kaminski Auctions†June 25′6 sale beneath a tent featuring Asian art from two area collections that had been gathered in the Twentieth Century.

Julia⁳ toy, doll and advertising auction on June 30 and July 1 grossed nearly $2.1 million. The Malcolm Deisenroth collection of early American tin toys, offered unreserved, brought approximately $1 million against expectations of around $870,000.

The Delaware Art Museum will present ⁍odern Morphism: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture,†on view August 7⁏ctober 3.

In the late Nineteenth Century, as a result of study in Paris or examination of reproductions in this country, ambitious young American painters were exposed to the ideas of the European avant-garde †Cubism, Fauvism and Impressionism. The artist who most influenced US painters, reclusive French genius Paul Cezanne (1839‱906), served as a bridge between Impressionism and Twentieth Century American Modernism. His use of experimental techniques and his ability to penetrate beneath the surface to reveal the essence of things made a lasting impression on up-and-coming American artists. This fascinating chapter in US art history is effectively documented in ⁃ezanne and American Modernism,” currently on view at the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Ariz., through September 26, which assembles 16 Cezannes with 80 works by 33 American acolytes who helped transform the nation⁳ art at the beginning of the Twentieth Century.

For the summer session, Brimfield was a good show with great antiques and good sales. Held from sunrise Tuesday, July 13, through sundown Sunday, July 18, the 20-plus shows/fields were showing antiques and decorative collectibles that were clearly meeting the market demands, with sales being reported as ⁧ood†by many an exhibitor.

Few American artists had careers as influential and controversial as Andy Warhol (1928‱987). In the nearly quarter century since his death, his quirky persona has often seemed to overwhelm his art, but it has also contributed to enduring interest in his work. Museum and gallery exhibitions exploring facets of his output continue to draw eager crowds. A case in point is ⁁ndy Warhol: The Last Decade,†comprising more than 50 works that reveal the energy, vitality and experimentation of his late career. Organized for the Milwaukee Art Museum and already seen in Milwaukee and at the Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth, it is on view at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y., through September 12. Most writings and exhibitions about Warhol have focused on the eight-year Pop period of his career. This show, the first to zero in on the artist⁳ concluding years, seeks to rectify that imbalance by offering new perspectives on that phase.

The Connecticut State Police are investigating a burglary reported at Tillie’s Antiques on Main Street on July 12. About $3,000 worth of merchandise, including jewelry and various estate pieces, was […]

⁅legant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey†at the Orlando Museum of Art from August 13 to October 31, will feature the work of master illustrator and author Edward Gorey (1925′000).

Kestenbaum & Company⁳ saleroom was filled-to-capacity as clients witnessed a singularly important item of Americana go under the hammer at the firm⁳ auction of fine Judaica on May 27. Consigned by Gratz College of Philadelphia, the first Passover Haggadah printed in America, New York, 1837, ultimately realized $86,100.