http://www.urbanartantiques.com antiques and art news, views and commentary Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:51:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/robert-mapplethorpe%e2%80%99s-shoe-melody-1987-brings-47800-in-heritage-new-york-photography-auction/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/robert-mapplethorpe%e2%80%99s-shoe-melody-1987-brings-47800-in-heritage-new-york-photography-auction/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:17:32 +0000 UAA Team http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=8712 A gelatin silver print of Robert Mapplethorpe’s sultry Shoe (Melody), 1987, was the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 19 Vintage & Contemporary Photography Signature® Auction, easily beating its pre-auction estimate of $30,000+ to finish the auction with a final price realized of $47,800. The auction, which realized $521,588 on 213 lots, took place at [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/robert-mapplethorpe%e2%80%99s-shoe-melody-1987-brings-47800-in-heritage-new-york-photography-auction/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/keith-carter-and-the-lost-innocence/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/keith-carter-and-the-lost-innocence/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:49:54 +0000 Lin http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=8650 On the night of Nov 19, PDNB Gallery hosted a book signing event for Keith Carter. A quarter century has passed since the first print of the book “From Uncertain to Blue”, the almost incessant visitor-line proves that the book provides freshness to new readers like me, or still resonates with those who have seen those [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/keith-carter-and-the-lost-innocence/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/chicago-collector-recalls-discovery-of-photographer-vivia-maier/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/chicago-collector-recalls-discovery-of-photographer-vivia-maier/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:10:33 +0000 ewmiller http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=8179 The man who says he discovered the work of currently celebrated photographer Vivian Maier also says her best work has not been seen yet. Chicago resident Ron Slattery says he noticed a box of photographs in an auction there, and would go on to buy two more lots containing Maier’s work. “At the first auction [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/chicago-collector-recalls-discovery-of-photographer-vivia-maier/feed/ 1 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/rare-early-photographs-of-andy-warhol-and-robert-indiana-to-be-exhibited-at-art-hamptons/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/rare-early-photographs-of-andy-warhol-and-robert-indiana-to-be-exhibited-at-art-hamptons/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:31:39 +0000 UAA Team http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=8023 American photographer William John Kennedy’s recently published photographs of Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana will be exhibited during ArtHamptons in Bridgehampton, July 7-10, 2011.The never before seen, rare and historic photographs offer an intimate look at the two artists and their soon-to-be iconic works at the beginning of their careers and the birth of the [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/rare-early-photographs-of-andy-warhol-and-robert-indiana-to-be-exhibited-at-art-hamptons/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/dolly-python-dallas/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/dolly-python-dallas/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 20:30:40 +0000 ewmiller http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7856 I finally made my way over to a often recommended store in Dallas today called Dolly Python. Expect to see more like this popping up. Dolly Python is not filled with furniture and Victoriana, rather select things from about 1920 forward including telephones, typewriters, clothing, boots, photos, records and lots of jewelry. This store is [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/dolly-python-dallas/feed/ 1 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/rare-signed-photograph-of-jesse-james-offered/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/rare-signed-photograph-of-jesse-james-offered/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:01:25 +0000 UAA Team http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7509 The notorious outlaw Jesse James has been an American obsession for over a century. Most of his life, however, remains a mystery. What is more, he left few artifacts behind to help fill in the gaps, which has in return intensified the demand for all James-related historical memorabilia, especially photographs and signed documents. On April 5th [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/rare-signed-photograph-of-jesse-james-offered/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/work-by-notable-photographers-to-be-on-display-at-dolly-johnson-show/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/work-by-notable-photographers-to-be-on-display-at-dolly-johnson-show/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:25:58 +0000 UAA Team http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7402   An award-winning photograph by late Fort Worth Commercial Photographer Gordon Smith depicting what is likely Noble Planetarium will be on display this weekend at the Dolly Johnson Antiques and Art Show at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. The W. D. Smith Company of Fort Worth was the city’s leading commercial photography [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/work-by-notable-photographers-to-be-on-display-at-dolly-johnson-show/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/heart-of-country-antiques-show-nashville-2011/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/heart-of-country-antiques-show-nashville-2011/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:36:46 +0000 ewmiller http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7306 Since the show’s beginnings in the early 1980s, the Heart of Country show has been one of the premiere destinations for fans of Americana in the Country. This year dealer Bettianne Sweeney, who promotes her own Americana-themed show the weekend after Thanksgiving in Virginia, was crossing having a booth at the Heart of Country off [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/heart-of-country-antiques-show-nashville-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/lacma-and-the-getty-acquire-robert-mapplethorpe-art-and-archive/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/lacma-and-the-getty-acquire-robert-mapplethorpe-art-and-archive/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:59:45 +0000 UAA Team http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7273 The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the J. Paul Getty Trust recently announced their joint acquisition of art and archival materials by or associated with Robert Mapplethorpe.  The vast majority of the acquisition comes in the form of a s gift from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, and the remainder from funds provided [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/lacma-and-the-getty-acquire-robert-mapplethorpe-art-and-archive/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/getty-museum-presents-art-from-beijing/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/getty-museum-presents-art-from-beijing/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:22:22 +0000 UAA Team http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7080 On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, at the Getty Center, December 7, 2010 —April 24, 2011, Photography from the New China displays a selection of Chinese photographs produced since the 1990s, when People’s Republic leader Deng Xiaoping introduced the current period of Opening and Reform. Photography from the New China is shown concurrently with Felice Beato: [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/getty-museum-presents-art-from-beijing/feed/ 0