Antiques & Auction News 070717

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Summer Fever Toy Show Slated For July 23 In New Hope, Pa.

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FRIDAY JULY 7, 2017 • VOL. 48, NO. 27 Art Nouveau To Andy Warhol:

“America’s Folk Art” Celebrates 60th Anniversary Of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum Some pieces are pure whimsy, others are completely useful. One thing is certain, all of the objects featured in “America’s Folk Art,” celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum (AARFAM), one of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, highlight an art form as culturally rich and diverse as America itself. Through approximately 50 objects that include furniture, sculpture and paintings made between the 1700s and the present, the country’s oldest, continuously operating institution This chest of drawers from Northumberland county, solely dedicated to the collec- Pa., 1831, tulip poplar, yellow pine, white pine and tion, exhibition and preserva- paint, were a bequest of Mrs. Effie Thixton Arthur, tion of American folk art will 1979.2000.3. showcase why this art form (historically aimed chiefly at the middle class) is enjoying a popularity resurgence. The long-term exhibition, opened on July 1, will remain on view through December 2019. “Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was a visionary collector, recognizing the merits of everything from contemporary art to traditional folk art as early as the 1920s. It is entirely fitting that we celebrate her contributions to the American art world in this, the 60th anniversary of the museum named in her honor,” said Ronald L. Hurst, Colonial Williamsburg’s Carlisle H. Humelsine chief curator and vice “Liberty Enlightening the World” weatherpresident for collections, conservavane, New York (probably), 1900-10, is coption, and museums. per and zinc alloy and a gift of Abby Aldrich In its narrowest interpretation, Rockefeller, 1932.800.4. folk art encompasses traditionbound painting and drawings, sculpture and decorative arts produced by geographically or culturally-isolated groups. The AARFAM, however, defines its collection of American folk art as objects made from the 1700s through today by amateur or professional artists and tradesmen for their own pleasure or needs or for sale to the common person. Folk art may show an awareness of academic art conventions, illustrate the tastes of popular culture or indicate conservative folk roots. “America’s Folk Art” will illustrate objects created across the country from the Northeast to Oregon, the South to Mid-West and date from the 18th through the 21st centuries. The exhibition will offer This Ice Cream Scoop Sculpture by Vollis case studies of a variety of works of Simpson (1919-2013) of Lucama, N.C., art on the themes of inspirations, 1995, paint on metal with reflective coating recycled materials, whimsy and and plastic film, was a gift of Ellin and Baron Gordon, 2006.801.1. Continued on page 2

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On Sunday, July, 23, ToyShows.org will return to Pennsylvania with the Summer Fever Toy Show at the Event Center by Cornerstone, in the Eagle Fire Hall, on 46 N. Sugan Road in New Hope, Pa. This will be the second Summer Fever Toy Show, and it will feature over 80 tables of collectible and antique toys. Vendors from up and down the East Coast will sell toys from all eras, new and old. Show hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission will be $5; children under the age of 12 will be admitted free of charge. There will be a $10 early buyers admission at 9 a.m. This is a rain or shine event with plenty of free parking. ToyShows.org will return to the Nur Shrine Temple in New Castle, Del., on Sunday, Aug. 27, for the first Delaware Punk Rock Flea Market. For a map or information on attending or participating in the New Castle, Del., show, call 856-302-3606 or visit www.toyshows.org.

Items From The Estate Of George “Frolic” Weymouth Set For July 14

Mid-Century Design And American Arts And Crafts Steal The Show At Rago’s on page 12

Philadelphia Museum Of Art Announces Recent Acquisitions on page 14

Evening Sale To Take Place At Pook & Pook In Downingtown, Pa. George “Frolic” Weymouth was a skilled artist, a dedicated philanthropist and conservationist, and a source of good humor to those who knew him. Weymouth passed away in 2016, and Pook & Pook Inc. is pleased to present a special summer auction at 6 p.m. on the evening of Friday, A selection of items from the evening auction on Friday, July 14. July 14, featuring antiques and art removed from his several celebrated portraits, landfarm, Big Bend, in Chadds Ford, Pa. scapes, and flower studies, many of The sale will feature 125 items used which reside in the collections of to furnish and decorate the period top American museums. Frolic house and will follow a reception at studied the use of egg tempera with Pook & Pook Inc.’s Downingtown, friend and neighbor Andrew Wyeth, and maintained a close connection Pa., gallery. Weymouth was born in 1936 to with the Wyeth family, reportedly George Weymouth and Dulcinea even hiding Wyeth’s infamous (née du Pont) Weymouth and spent paintings of neighbor Helga Testorf the majority of his life living in the for years before they became In the Brandywine Brandywine Valley. He is best known public. obituary for for his vibrant personality, artwork, Conservancy’s and conservation efforts, including Weymouth, artist Jamie Wyeth founding the innovative Brandywine remembered him as, “A neighbor Conservancy and Brandywine River and family. He was an immensely Museum of Art. His artwork, created talented artist and achieved so over a six-decade career, included Continued on page 7

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Holds Successful Two-Day Auction on page 16

Rich Penn Wins Marketing Competition Awards on page 18

In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 6 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 8 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 8

FEATURED AUCTION: Hake’s Americana - July 11, 12, and 13 in York, Pennsylvania - Page 4

AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 9 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 18


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