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Met exhibition features Karl Bodmer’s Native North American portraits
NEW YORK – Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits, an exhibition on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from April 5 through July 25, 2021, will present a compelling visual response to Native North America through watercolors created in the 1830s by the Swiss draftsman Karl Bodmer (1809–1893). Bodmer was one of the most accomplished […]
North American history explored at Swann auction Sept. 24
NEW YORK – Covering a period of nearly five centuries, printed and manuscript Americana will cross the auction block at Swann Galleries on Thursday, Sept. 24. This auction is exceptionally varied in content and subjects covered, from colonialism and the Westward expansion of the United States, to presidential material and firsthand accounts by ordinary people of important historical moments. Bid […]
Magic of the American West lauded at PBA Galleries, June 30
BERKELEY, Calif. – PBA Galleries will conduct a Platinum Auction of Elite Americana & Rare Maps on Thursday, June 30. The sale comprises a selection of 96 valuable examples of historical Americana, including much on Mexico, from printed books and manuscripts to cartography and striking pictorial views, with ephemeral material, broadsides, archives and photographs. Absentee […]
Hindman’s June 3 Wildlife Experience benefit sale a roaring success
DENVER – Hindman’s June 3 Wildlife Experience Collection auction was a white-glove sale with proceeds benefiting the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. This uniquely expansive collection of 109 works came from the former Wildlife Experience Museum, which had the mission of inspiring a new generation of conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts by bringing visitors closer […]