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Transcending Conspiracy
During a trip to Boston to oversee the publication of the third edition of Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman attended the 1860 trial of Frank Benjamin Sanborn, an abolitionist and friend to John Brown. In...
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Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Literature
Swann's June 17 auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature saw quite a few pleasant surprises. Among the books that soared well above their estimates, top lot and Wall Street influencer, Security...
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The Art Collection of Maya Angelou Comes to Swann
Looking forward to Swann's Fall 2015 auction season. Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Maya Angelou, silver print, 1993. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500.Recently Swann Auction Galleries announced the news that on...
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Here at Swann we may be divided into different departments, but whether we nerd out over books or prints, maps or photographs, we all come together to appreciate a good movie. After last night's Swann...
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Ethel Reed: Talent, Mystery, Tragedy.
"I've always thought that the most interesting people are the people with secrets, and here was a secret on a grand scale."-William S. PetersonLot 16. Ethel Reed, Is Polite Society Polite / and Other...
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Called to Action: A look at World War I & II Posters
Swann Galleries' biannual Vintage Posters sale is coming around again on August 5, and as always the sale features a number of iconic images from World War I and II. Below we take a look at posters...
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Swann's New Podcast
Here at Swann we're always excited to find new ways to educate collectors and showcase our amazing specialists' knowledge of and interaction with their areas of expertise. With that in mind, we've...
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The Art Collection of Maya Angelou-A Foreword by Nigel Freeman
Lot 37. Artis Lane, The Beginning, offset color lithograph, 1994. Estimate $1,500 to $2,000. Swann Galleries is very proud to be offering for sale the art collection of one America’s great cultural...
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Biography of Dr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
On September 15,2015 Swann galleries will auction The Art Collection of Maya Angelou.Photo: © Chester Higgins/chesterhiggins.comAuthor, poet, actress and champion of civil rights, Dr. Maya Angelou was...
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A Look at Works by American Print Masters
The first half of the 20th Century produced a great number of American prints and saw a shift in printmakers' focus. Prior to this period, American artists used printmaking mainly for illustration...
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Phoebe Beasley: A Bright Look At Everyday Life
Celebrated artist Phoebe Beasley's collages, paintings, and screenprints play with color, pattern and texture while depicting scenes of family, community and everyday life. Three of Beasley's works are...
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James A. M. Whistler: Art For Art's Sake
The afternoon session of Swann's April 29 auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints opens with more than 90 exceptional prints by James A.M. Whistler from a private collection, offered in their own...
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Civil War Diary of a Tennessee Sergeant
James F. Holloway (1834-1911) enlisted in 51st Tennessee Infantry, leaving behind a wife and little boy in Madison County to fight the Yankee invaders. His diary features creative spelling and...
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"Rosenwald" an Excellent Documentary and an Important Legacy
Lot 26: Elizabeth Catlett, On the Subway, offset lithograph, 1986.Estimate $1,500 to $2,500. While Nigel Freeman, Director of our African-American Fine Arts Department is hard at work preparing for the...
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Gregory Pardlo On Dr. Maya Angelou's Poetic Legacy
Lot 38: Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Maya Angelou, silver print, 1993. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500. "She [Dr.Angelou] was deeply aware of the cultural and institutional forces that worked to keep her voice,...
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Records & Results: The Art Collection of Maya Angelou
Swann saw a standing-room only auction yesterday for The Art Collection of Maya Angelou, and bidding was competitive the whole way through this short but intensely exciting sale. The sale doubled its...
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants--Artists and Their Mentors
Art History is rich with a web of connections between artists, many created by apprenticeships or mentoring relationships. Our September 24 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings is...
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On Sally Mann
The piece below was written by Keavy-Handley Byrne in our Photographs and Photobooks Department. Sally Mann grew up in rural Virginia, with an influential father who, as an amateur photographer...
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Introduction to Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs
The following introduction was written by Swann Vice President and Director of Photographs & Photobooks Daile Kaplan.The title of our sale reflects the broad range of materials one can expect to...
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Swann Social Calendar-September & October 2015
Here at Swann we're always thrilled to host talks and events that add an air of fun and education to the auction world, and our specialists offer their expertise to discussions with many other...
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