Posts Tagged ‘artist’

Jasper Johns’ ‘Flag’ fetches $28.6M at NYC auction

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Jasper Johns' seminal work "Flag" from the collection of the late best-selling author Michael Crichton sold for $28.6 million at a New York City auction Tuesday, an auction record for the artist.

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Jasper Johns' 'Flag' fetches $28.6M at NYC auction

Love, Graham Nash, a Handmade Fine Press Book Limited to 80 Copies, is a Sublime Celebration of the Artist’s …

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Love, Graham Nash is an original fine press book released by Legacy Editions, a new imprint of 21ST Editionsâproducers of the most elegant and rare photographic art books in the world. Â This magnificent handmade two-volume set is limited to 80 copies signed & numbered by Nash, with only 50 offered for sale.

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Love, Graham Nash, a Handmade Fine Press Book Limited to 80 Copies, is a Sublime Celebration of the Artist's ...

African Tribal Art, Fresh-to-Market Collections of Toys Featured in Dan Morphy’s Spring Auction

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Live Steam Side Car Indian Motorcycle. Extremely rare live-steam Indian motorcycle, 8 inches long, believed to have been made by prewar Japanese maker C-K. Sidecar serves as boiler.

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African Tribal Art, Fresh-to-Market Collections of Toys Featured in Dan Morphy's Spring Auction

Pin-ups and Picture Books (InDesign)

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

A pictorial look into the world of David Bromley. The much-anticipated book from the acclaimed Australian artist comes after many years of discussions, and quite thankfully, it lives up to the wait.

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Pin-ups and Picture Books (InDesign)

Artist finds inspiration in the mail (Yale Daily News)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

“The Book Remembers Everything: The Work of Erica Van Horn,” on display at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s mezzanine level, includes samples of Horn’s prints, book illustrations and calendars that feature the patterns found on the insides of envelopes.

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Artist finds inspiration in the mail (Yale Daily News)

C-Note: September 2009 (IGN Comics)

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Comic books are expensive. There's no two ways about it

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C-Note: September 2009 (IGN Comics)

C-Note: September 2009 (IGN Comics)

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Comic books are expensive.

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C-Note: September 2009 (IGN Comics)

Metallica: The Club Dayz 1982-1984 Photo Book by Bill Hale (antiMUSIC)

Friday, August 28th, 2009

In a world obsessed with fly-by-night celebrities it's rare to find a picture book that transcends its subject. Bill Hale's book is one of those few that are more than developed film on paper, but a time machine in book form of the mightiest metal band the world has ever known- Metallica.

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Metallica: The Club Dayz 1982-1984 Photo Book by Bill Hale (antiMUSIC)

Rare Dali drawings on show (Straits Times)

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

BUFFALO (New York) - FIFTEEN drawings Salvador Dali made for a doctor who treated him are going on exhibit for the first time in Buffalo.

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Rare Dali drawings on show (Straits Times)

Saturday, June 20 2009 (WNPR Connecticut Public Radio)

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Rooms and Blooms: A Mystic House and Garden Tour presented by the Mystic River Historical Society and the Mystic Garden Club will take place on June 20, 2009 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in Mystic, Connecticut. This is a rare opportunity to view historic and unusual homes and gardens in Mystic.

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Saturday, June 20 2009 (WNPR Connecticut Public Radio)