Geo | August 31, 2010
I didn’t quite know what to expect from the San Antonio Museum of Art, but if the charm of the city was any indication I may be again surprised. The museum sits in an industrial area removed from the downtown tourist district. It is connected via the River Walk, however and a leisurely stroll could [...]
Geo | August 21, 2010
Heritage Auctions was set up like a contemporary painting gallery this afternoon for the release of Texas Traditions: Contemporary Artists of the Lone Star State by Michael Duty & Susan Hallsten McGarry The walls of the front gallery at Slocum Street were lined with works by the 36 artists featured in the book. When we [...]
ewmiller | August 8, 2010
I just finished reading an article on CNBC about purchasing power and happiness. Turns out consumers are moving away from conspicuous consumption and researchers are discovering that experiences can make you happier than purchases. On the surface this may be bad news for art and antique sales. Me thinks however that antiques are different. There’s [...]
Geo | August 7, 2010
It was seventy percent public relations and thirty percent art, but the thirty percent kept me long enough to take a quick look at thirty or so objects on display in the Dallas Galleria. I had missed the opening for the Red Bull-sponsored Art of Can, but no matter I imagine the energy drink was [...]
UAA Team | July 31, 2010
B can now officially stand for baffling. We said it was a hard quiz we posted July 17 and it looks as if we have only one correct answer–not set of answers, representing a high score of 25 percent. Here are the answers–all were b. 1) The medium in this painting is b, oil. By [...]
ewmiller | July 28, 2010
Daryle Lambert has some unique insights into the antique and collectibles business. In a new exclusive interview with Urban Art & Antiques he shares some of those insights and strategies. While he doesn’t argue it’s a tough world for dealers out there, he says he never worries about the selling, only the buying. If you [...]
Hui | July 28, 2010
The 19th century American Art collection at the Philbrook Museum of Art is on the second floor of its Italian Renaissance Mansion. Upon entering the first room slightly on the leftside of the staircase, one is greeted by a large winter scene painting by Bruce Crane, donated by Laura A. Clubb in 1947. New England [...]
ewmiller | July 27, 2010
George Fuller is not the best known of American painters. In fact some may say he’s bordering on forgotten. His name may more often bring to mind another fellow known for inventing the modern skyscraper. George A. Fuller, however likely needed the initial to distinguish himself from the famed artist. The death of George Fuller [...]
ewmiller | July 25, 2010
Breakfast in America won the 1980 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, beating out albums by Talking Heads and Led Zeppelin, among others. I was at my parents house over the weekend and spent a considerable amount of time listing vinyl albums on Amazon.com. It gave me cause to think about how much art has [...]
Geo | July 18, 2010
I suppose I didn’t know what to expect from an art museum in Kansas City. I didn’t really know what to expect from Kansas City. I had driven by it and seen the skyline before, but that hadn’t provided much of a flavor for the place. That all changed with a day-trip by plane from [...]
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