Stamp with artworks are the mini-curatorial work of Derry Noyes, a longtime art director for the USPS. For nearly 40 years, she’s created tributes to some of the biggest names in art and design: Alexander Calder, Georgia O’Keeffe, Isamu Noguchi, Ellsworth Kelly, Charles and Ray … [Read more...]
#ArtCards: Vintage Handmade Holiday Greetings From Calder, Oldenburg & Avery…
The Morgan Library's current exhibition “Handmade: Artists' Holiday Cards from the Archives of American Art," has some great holiday cards created by modern and contemporary artists. Among the artists represented are Claes Oldenburg, Helen Frankenthaler, Milton Avery, Alexander … [Read more...]
Art Auction Highlights: Elvis, Marlon, Inkjet, Scribbles and $100 Million Chariot
Christie’s & Sotheby’s (and to a somewhat lesser degree, Phillips) auction houses are offering some 2,300 lots during two weeks of sales of Impressionist, modern, postwar and contemporary art. The result is expected to top the $1.8 billion total from last November's auction but … [Read more...]
Hello, Good Buy!
Norma Ifill paid $15 for this striking necklace at a flea market. "This guy had it in a box on the ground. I thought it looked so tribal. I wore it about four-five times max and every time I wore … [Read more...]
