January 25, 2011 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • Winter Antiques Show Blows In With All Its Class And Glory
    January 25, 2011

    ⁉t just gets better looking every year,†Arie Kopelman said on Thursday night, January 20, as the gala preview party opened the 57th annual Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory.

  • Emily Fisher Landau Gifts Opening At Whitney Feb 10
    January 25, 2011

    ⁌egacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection,†an exhibition of a selection of works from the historic gift of art pledged to the Whitney Museum in May 2010 by longtime trustee Emily Fisher Landau, opens February 10 and will remain on view through May 1.

  • Tiffany Laurelton Hall Wing Re-creation Opens At The Morse Museum Of Art
    January 25, 2011

    Of the masterpieces of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the most splendid was the spectacular country estate, Laurelton Hall, his personal Xanadu that he built on the North Shore of Long Island between 1902 and 1905. Set on nearly 600 acres above Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., with 84 rooms (and 25 bathrooms) on eight levels, Laurelton Hall was magnificent with Tiffany⁳ opulent creations and personal collections. Financial reverses caused much of the contents of Laurelton Hall to go to auction in 1946, and a 1957 fire finished off much of what remained. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Fla., recently opened a new 12,000-square-foot wing of 11 galleries that are devoted to surviving pieces and representations of certain rooms at Laurelton Hall, evoking the artist, his work and his amazing house of fantasy. While Laurelton Hall has been lost, the restoration of its parts at the Morse brings new light to Tiffany the man, his vision, his multilayered talents and the business acumen that allowed him to market his products so successfully.

  • U Penn Museum Opens ilk Road SecretsFeb 5
    January 25, 2011

    On February 5, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Art and Anthropology will open the exhibition, ⁓ecrets of the Silk Road.†On view through June 5 at its only East Coast venue, the exhibition was organized by the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, Calif.

  • Antique French Chandeliers Reported Stolen From Greenburgh, NY
    January 25, 2011

    The town of Greenburgh Police Department is investigating the theft on December 16 of a pair of antique French chandeliers from an antiques restoration shop.

  • Stark Museum Of Art Unveils Edmonia Lewis Sculpture
    January 25, 2011

    The Stark Museum of Art invites the public to a gallery spotlight and a reception on Tuesday, February 1, to celebrate the life and artistry of African American sculptor Edmonia Lewis. During this event, the museum will unveil its newest acquisition, ⁈iawatha⁳ Marriage,†a marble sculpture created by Lewis in 1874.

  • Three Days Of Americana Week Sales At Sotheby Yield Results Of 144 Million
    January 25, 2011

    Three days of Americana Week sales at Sotheby⁳ from January 21 to 23 produced results of $14.4 million.

  • Ephemera Devotees Flock To Papermania Plus For Eclectic Mix
    January 25, 2011

    The foot of snow from the previous day⁳ blizzard had all been plowed and the paths into the XL Center cleared for the queue of buyers who eagerly made their way January 8 for the twice-a-year tradition known as Papermania Plus.

  • Steve Miller, 75, American Folk Art Specialist
    January 25, 2011

    Steve Miller, 75, an American folk art specialist, died January 20 at Mount Sinai Hospital with his family by his side. Born Stephen Berman, Steve was a leading authority of American folk art and ran the American Folk Art Gallery in Upper Manhattan. He wrote and was cited in numerous articles and was the author of The Art of The Weathervane.

  • Brisk Bidding At CRN Auction As Chinese Lots Return Home
    January 25, 2011

    It is always standing-room-only at CRN Auctions events, and its most recent sale, January 9, was no exception. The auction house made its first foray into Internet bidding, but a brisk pace was maintained. A selection of Chinese material sold mostly online to buyers in the Far East, although the Chinese trade was represented in the salesroom.



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