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Rare Stickley Furniture Finds New Home at Craftsman Farms
April 16, 2019From the desk of Executive Director Vonda Givens: Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms’ mission—to preserve, interpret, and make relevant the legacy and ideals of Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts movement—informs everything we do, but I think that intent is most clearly expressed through the museum’s collections. …
Read More...The Latest from Roycroft Campus: “Grounded By Nature” and Upcoming History Courses
April 9, 2019Ceramics by Marsha Van Vlack. The Roycroft Campus is currently featuring artists Diane Castle Babcock and Marsha Van Vlack at the Neil and Barbara Chur Family Gallery at the Roycroft Campus in East Aurora, NY for a joint art exhibit entitled, Grounded by Nature – and it’s open to the …
Read More...Spring Auction Season Continues at Treadway
April 2, 2019by Kate Nixon Lighting, furniture, ceramics, glass and fine art are all up for bid at Treadway this weekend at their April 7th 20th Century Art & Design auction in Cincinnati, Ohio. Treadway will feature works by Charles Rohlfs, Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright, Dirk Van Erp, Grueby, Tiffany …
Read More...An Arts & Crafts History Alive in Texas and a Summer Trip with Craftsman Farms
March 26, 2019by Kate Nixon The Arts & Crafts Movement is alive in Texas — at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas. “The Rise of Everyday Design: The Arts & Crafts Movement in Britain and America” — a current exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center Galleries on the grounds of …
Read More...Frank Lloyd Wright Items Remain Missing
March 19, 2019by Kate Nixon The Los Angeles Police Department is still on the lookout for stolen items designed by Frank Lloyd Wright — and they now need the public’s help. The LAPD is currently searching for four items of original furniture from the Samuel Freeman House in Hollywood, California as …
Read More...Arts & Crafts Auction Season Continues With Impressive Collections
March 12, 2019by Kate Nixon The Spring auction season is heating up with two events coming up in the next few days – one from a well-known California establishment and one featuring a large collection from a private collector. Keep reading to find out about the two events, coming up this …
Read More...Don’t Miss These Golden Arts & Crafts Events!
March 4, 2019by Kate Nixon We’ve got news of two Golden events for Arts and Crafts collectors. One in the Golden State and one in Golden, Colorado, that is. If you’re a collector or enthusiast of art pottery or celebrating the arts & crafts movement in Colorado, we have good news …
Read More...The 2019 National Arts & Crafts Conference Recap
February 26, 2019by Kate Nixon The 32nd National Arts and Crafts Conference is in the books! Conference attendees relaxing in the Great Hall after a long day. Photo taken by Ray Stubblebine. By all measures, the 2019 National Arts & Crafts Conference at the historic Omni Grove Park Inn …
Read More...Unreserved Rago Arts Auction This Saturday
February 21, 2019Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24, Rago Auctions in Lambertville, New Jersey will hold a 2-day Unreserved Auction of early 20th century art and design, modern and contemporary art and design, Scandinavian furniture, garden décor and much more. Starting Saturday February 23rd at 9 AM included in this …
Read More...Robert “Bungalow Bob” Winter Passes Away
February 12, 2019by Bruce Johnson Known to everyone who ever had the pleasure of meeting him as “Bungalow Bob,” the esteemed architectural historian Robert Winter passed away on Saturday, February 9 at the age of 94. Robert Winter was among a handful of college professors who in the early 1970s recognized …
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