When I first saw the small metal replica of a horse’s backside, the vulgar epithet that one antagonist hurls at another came to mind. The item was lying on its side on the auction table, its third of…
Month: May 2015
Photo of black hotel workers & Atlantic City pageant float
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Photos
When I first looked at the black and white photo, I noticed the grim-faced African American man with folded arms and averted eyes standing with two other men near a parade float. The three were stationed like…
The letters were each neatly tri-folded in a shoebox, and I could tell that they had been typed because the heavy imprint of the keys was clear through the paper. I was not sure how long…
How to get more African American artists on Wikipedia
Posted in Art, Black history, and history
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. 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 can do…
Art Deco lamps festooned with female nudes
Posted in Art, and collectibles
The woman in black lacquer with her hands folded behind her head and her bare chest poked out was the first lamp I saw on the table. It was among a thicket of metal table…
I was standing in a room of screaming giants whose voices were in their postures. Every wall in the gallery burst with color of young African American men treated as majestic figures – with eyes that were altogether proud,…
Reader asks about where to buy a Dox Thrash print
Posted in Art, and Reader questions
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. 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 can do…
An MLB All-Star Boot for an over-the-top fan
Posted in collectibles, and Sports
The boot was as big as John Wayne’s image as a symbol of the western cowboy. It stood boldly – all five feet of it in red, white and sky blue colors – in a…
The jazz memories of singer Don Gardner
Posted in Music
I hadn’t much noticed the gray-haired man with the cane until my buddy Rebecca mentioned that he was someone famous. She spoke his name, and I recalled seeing his young face with a wide smile on one…
The square box had baffled me off and on for weeks. I had found it among some items in a box lot from an auction and was very curious about what it was. On the outside, it…