When Real Men Wore Gloves
Walt Disney put white gloves on Mickey Mouse when he made The Opry House in 1929. Those big white gloves stop at the wrist and fasten at the back with …
Art as an Asset
Senior Wealth Advisor at Northern Trust Corporation Kelli Anderson discuses art as an asset in financial planning. Watch Video
Melmac: A Story of Modernity
In the 1960s in St. Ann, Missouri, my favorite aunt on Dad’s side, used plastic dinnerware made in the 1950s called Melmac in her modest home. When I visited my …
La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts (LCCCA)
Mike Cregan, Michael Mead, and Pat Heller talk about La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts (LCCCA). Watch Video
Jean Paul Gaultier Celebrated Artist
Fashion values became front and center when the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC opened Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, showing through to July 16. Last week I wrote …
The Many Faces of Art Careers
Principal Chandra Cerrito and Marketing Manager Julia Rutherford Daly discuss Chandra Cerrito / Art Advisors.
Dolce and Gabbana Dress a Piece of Art
JE sent me a gorgeous black cotton structured Dolce and Gabbana dress. She found it in 2003 at a thrift store, with trademark excellent construction. The waist has old-fashioned bone …
Erin Graffy Talks about Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree
Society columnist and social commentator Erin Graffy talks about Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree and the auction of her collection of hats, accessories, and couture.
Long Tail of COVID Leaves Furniture Market in Dumps
Art Market Reaches Heights Big changes happened in the art and furniture auction market these past three months as the LONG TAIL of COVID evaporates. Furniture now stands frozen in …
Fukagawa Porcelain Goes Back Eight Generations
MA sent me a boxed Japanese Fukagawa porcelain vase with a lovely painting of a Warbler bird on a Cherry Blossom branch. The story goes back to 1616 in an …