Category: Ephemera/Paper/Documents

September 4, 2009

Letter buried in camera lens case

As one who goes to auctions often, I always check every item I buy to see what’s been left behind. At the bottom of the leather pouch of a Canon zoom lens (FD 100-200mm f5.6)…

September 3, 2009

sherry

Yank magazine and WWII

Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents

Yesterday, Sept. 2, was the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II. Did you know that? I should’ve remembered. Not because I was around at the time but because I had read about…

“ART WITH HEART: How I Built a Sweet Collection by Buying Cheap at Auction”

I collect art, but I’m not someone who has the means to pay $500,000 for a Charles White or $12 million for a Rembrandt. I’m one of the “rest of us” who want beautiful artwork in our homes but can’t afford to pay big bucks for it.

I found a novel way to build my collection – by buying art for very little money at mom-and-pop auction houses near where I live. I started out buying African American artists whose works spoke to me and were ignored by the mainstream art world. Then I discovered some other neglected artists who called out just as loud.

My book “ART WITH HEART” Is a selection of stories of how I found art that I loved, how I lost out on some, won others, learned some lessons that I share with you – and enjoyed every minute of it.

So, grab a seat next to me as I take you through the moments I spent building a collection that stirred my heart.

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