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Highlights: Olde Hope Antiques, Inc., Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
Aug-Sept 2006
When Patrick Bell and Edwin Hild established Olde Hope Antiques in New Hope, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1976, they had one of those lucky breaks that confirmed they had done the right thing. At a local auction Edwin bought a box lot of frames for $3....
Highlights: The Warner House -- A Rich and Colorful History
Aug-Sept 2006
Built in 1716-1718, the Warner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a rare surviving example of an urban merchant's brick mansion. Occupied by the same extended family until 1930 when it became a house museum, the Colonial Revival dominated the...
Highlights: Tom Veilleux Gallery Moves to Portland, ME
Aug-Sept 2006
After thirty years located in Farmington, Maine, Tom Veilleux Gallery has moved to Portland's historic district. The gallery will open in August with 20th Century American Masters, a show that will include works by George Bellows, Frank Benson...
Highlights: Tourism and the American Landscape
Aug-Sept 2006
In the nineteenth-century, romanticized views of Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and other scenic areas piqued national interest and contributed to a burgeoning tourist industry. As incomes grew and working people enjoyed more leisure time...
International TEFAF: Maastricht, The Netherlands, March 10-19, 2006
Summer 2006
Walking the isles of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht the comment most frequently heard was “Mooi”—the Dutch word for “beautiful.” This year’s sleek gray-scale color scheme punctuated with banks of orange tulips was the perfect backdrop...
The 2006 Palm Beach Jewelry & Antique Show
Spring 2006
“I think it’s the most promising show in America,” said Ron Bourgeault, the New Hampshire auctioneer, walking through the 2006 Palm Beach Jewelry & Antique Show in
Expanded High Museum of Art Opens
Autumn/Winter 2005
Three new buildings that more than double the High’s size are intended to create a vibrant “village for the arts” at the
Gainsborough to Turner: British Watercolors from the Spooner Collection
Autumn/Winter 2005
Visitors to Somerset House will have a rare opportunity to see the remarkable Spooner collection of early British watercolors
Winslow Homer: Making Art, Making History
Autumn/Winter 2005
This innovative exhibition of work by the 19th-century American artist, is the largest showing from the
Winslow Homer: Making Art, Making History
Autumn/Winter 2005
This innovative exhibition of work by the 19th-century American artist, is the largest showing from the
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