GEM Presents: Milestones – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2012 Up until now there has been no serious attempt to showcase African Americans in the world of comic books, and the impact of their creative excellence, which has been a mainstay of the industry for as long as comics have been an American […]
Monthly Archives: August 2012
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Collecting Movie Memorabilia: Movie Posters – Gone With the Wind, Wizard of Oz, & More The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2012 By Jeff Figler Movie posters: a history Ever since there were first moving images on a Paris screen over 100 years ago, there have always been collectors of film paper, anywhere […]
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Collecting Old & Rare Books: Grandma’s Old Books – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2012 by James Dawson One of my favorite bookshops ever was on Route 50 a few miles south of Cambridge, Maryland. Don’t look for it now, because it is long gone, but I used to see it from […]
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Business of Doing Business: Show Me the Stuff You Hate – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2012 By Ed Welch The picture is of a message in a bottle. In the 18th and 19th centuries communications was slow. If a ship sank in the North Atlantic, it could take weeks for that […]
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Daniel Low & The Salem Witch Trial – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2012 By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell, The Halloween Queen® Salem Village, called Danvers today, does not capitalize on the Salem Witch tragedy that took place there in the 1690s. Today, because Salem has adopted the moniker “Witch City,” everyone assumes that […]
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Four Centuries of Musical Instruments on Display at “Art of Sound” – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2012 As the world sets its eyes and ears on Cincinnati, Ohio for the World Choir Games, the Cincinnati Art Museum gives you another reason to celebrate world music. The Art of Sound: Four Centuries […]
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In this month’s issue, Michael J McQuillen presents a guide to Collecting Political Memorabilia. Readers can then ‘roll on’ to James Vannurden’s piece about Roller Skating, and Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell teaches readers about crystal balls, tarot carts, and other mystical topics in Dreams of the Future: The Past is Ours to Collect. To read all of […]
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Pennsylvania Doodle 4 Google Winners on Display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2012 This summer, ten Pennsylvania State Finalists in the 2012 Doodle 4 Google contest will have their doodles exhibited in the Museum, in the Education Corridor, along with three different interactive stations […]