Ewell L. Newman Award

At the recently held American Historical Print Collectors Society (AHPCS) annual meeting in Portland, the 2009 winner of the Ewell L. Newman

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Exhibit on Georg Ehret

Until July 19th, there is an excellent exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden entitled: Georg Ehret: The

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Ron Tyler

Last week I posted a blog about the Amon Carter Museum as part of the “print institutions” theme. Today I am going to present

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Conservation of prints

I am off tomorrow for Atlantic City to do appraisals for the Antiques show. This is the beginning of filming for the season of the program

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Prints in frames

I discussed the importance of proper framing for prints. Currently, there are framers all around the country who do “museum quality”

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Can you tell me anything about this print?...

As we state on our web site, we are always happy to answer questions so as to help spread knowledge about antique prints

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Antiques Roadshow: Atlantic City

Last weekend I was in Atlantic City for the first stop for the 14th season of Antiques Roadshow. Each summer the crew

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Chromolithography

Today is about chromolithography. (more on other print types here) Chromolithography is a type of lithography, but in many ways

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California as an island

Old maps are filled with inaccuracies--rivers running a wrong course, cities placed incorrectly, coastlines lacking bays, and mountains, lakes

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Young Collectors and Antiques

One of the biggest anxieties among antique dealers is that young people don’t seem interested in antiques – that no new collectors

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Prints as historical evidence: Lincoln’s deathbed

The assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln on April 14th and 15th, 1865 sent a shock throughout the nation, generating an intense

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Numbered prints

There is a lot of confusion over what it means to have a “numbered” print, so I will discuss the issue in today’s blog. What people

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