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Glenn Miller To Hold Large, One-Owner Advertising Auction On Feb. 9, 10, And 11 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2018 • VOL. 49, NO. 6
Glenn Miller of Hixton, Wis., will hold a three-day, single-owner advertising auction on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Feb. 9, 10, and 11, at the
Monroe County Fairgrounds. The fairgrounds are located at 1625 Butts Ave. in Tomah, Wis. Miller does not charge a buyer’s Continued on page 2
Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association Holds 70th Annual Conference And Trade Show
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Tim Keller Of Lancaster Is New Incoming PAA President One of the largest auctioneer associations in the U.S. recently gathered for its 70th annual conference, which was held in Harrisburg, Pa. The membership of the P e n n s y l v a n i a Auctioneers Association is made up of auction professionals who are passionate about the auction industry. Outgoing PAA President Kim Williams of Bloomsburg (only the second female president) handed off the gavel to Tim Keller of Lancaster. Keller was the The Auctioneer of the Year award was awarded to H. Brent chairperson of this Souder of Hatfield, shown here along with his wife, Anita. Continued on page 2
Officers for the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association include (from right) Tim Keller, president; Jeff Pennington, president-elect; Daniel Reeder, vice president; Robert A. Ensminger, treasurer; and Kim Williams, who will serve one more year on the PAA board of directors as immediate past president.
Jake Yoder of Port Royal won the bid calling championship.
Locati To Sell Collection Of Meerschaum Pipes on page 4
“The Way Back: The Paintings Of George A. Weymouth” On View At The Brandywine River Museum Of Art The Brandywine River Museum of Art recently opened the first comprehensive exhibition of George A. “Frolic” Weymouth’s artistic career, examining his contribution to American painting. Weymouth (1936–2016) was perhaps best known for his philanthropic endeavors, in particular as one of the founders and longtime chairman of the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art. He was also a remarkable artist. On view through June 3, “The Way Back: The Paintings of George A. Weymouth” features 65 of Weymouth’s best works chosen by guest curator Joseph J. Rishel. The selection will demonstrate the breadth of the artist’s visual investigations across many mediums, from the loose energetic “The Way Back,” 1963, is a tempera-on-panel, style and monochromatic palette 44.75-by-34.75 inches, from McCoy duPont of his early oils made in the 1950s Weymouth. Courtesy of George A. Weymouth. to the luminous, highly detailed temperas of his later career. watercolor studies Weymouth did Mentored by his friend Andrew in preparation for his tempera Wyeth, Weymouth worked in both paintings. These rarely seen works watercolor and egg tempera for the will provide a rich understanding rest of his career to create insight- of Weymouth’s keen eye and his ful portraits and haunting, hushed artistic process. landscapes that spoke eloquently Encouraged by his mother, of his passionate love of nature. In Dulcinea “Deo” du Pont, Weymouth these paintings, Weymouth created expressed an early interest in art. a rich atmosphere demonstrating Formal training came when he took his skill in capturing varying effects art classes while at St. Mark’s of light. The exhibition will also School and later at Yale University. include a number of pencil and Continued on page 6
Extremely Rare Danish Abolitionist Medal Acquired By The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation on page 6
American Self-Taught And Avant-Garde Art Explored In Major Traveling Exhibition on page 10
The Hudson Show: New Venue, Great Results on page 13
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 8 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 8
FEATURED AUCTION RESULTS: Theriault’s - January 6 in Annapolis, Maryland - Page 4
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 9 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15