Spring 1997 Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD!, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
To bidder number 301! Attending an auction is a thrill, a fast-paced drama where art revolves around the center stage, people revolve in and out the gallery door, and paddles, hands, and heads nod or nay at each incremental stage of the auctioneer’s bidding.
My Father’s Paintings About Painting, by Peter Rockwell
From the point of view of both the general public and the art world, one was either for or against abstract art. Flowing from this dualism was the characterization of the two sides as populist versus elitist, anti-intellectual versus intellectual and finally uneducated versus educated.Curator’s Corner: Phil the Fiddler, by Linda Szekely
In the 1930s, Norman Rockwell was commissioned by Heritage Press, a division of George Macy Companies, to illustrate Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. From this very successful and profitable venture, a personal relationship developed between Rockwell and George Macy that led to proposals for additional book projects.