I was rummaging through the loads of documents, photos and other papers I’ve picked up at auction over the years and found a portfolio of four reproduction prints by African American artist Charles White. They…
Tag: lithographs
Friday at Auction Finds is a day I answer readers’ questions. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I…
Repro art of Native American chiefs
Posted in Art
It’s not often that I come across paintings or drawings of Native Americans at auction. And when I do, they’re usually images of chiefs and warriors in native dress, romanticized portraits from the nation’s early…
Vintage seed packets as art
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I’m a gardener at heart. You should see my fuchsia and white peonies in the spring, and my phlox varieties in the summer. I don’t plant with seeds. It’s just something I never got into,…