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Black Americana
![In the throes of the Rodney King riots in 1992, Nehemiah Cisneros’ family store for Black collectibles in Inglewood was razed. Black illustrated books and Golliwog dolls salvaged from the ashes wound up on the shelves and in the closets of Cisneros’ childhood bedroom, ambivalent and uncanny reminders of both violence and resistance. “As the lifeless doll eyes of racially exploitative faces stared back at me while [I was] trying to fall asleep, I formed an atypical relationship with trauma; trauma became my guardian angel,” the artist said. photo: Control Gallery in Los Angeles](https://journalofantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Artist-Nehemiah-Cisneros-with-his-Golliwog-dolls-300x200.jpg.webp)
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher When we use the word “Americana” to identify an item associated with the culture and history of America, we are often referring to objects of historical rather ...
Carved American Eagles: America’s First Americana
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Many Americana objects in collections and museums incorporate the one symbol that the first Congress approved as this country’s emblem: the American Bald Eagle. Not ...
Peter Max 1960s & 1970s: All-American Art
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor The 1960s and ’70s were all about color. Peter Max Color. Bright, fluid, fantastical, and full of enlightenment. This artist burst on the scene in ...
The British Invasion: A Revolution in Music Memorabilia
By Laurence Carpenter The British Invasion of the 1960s was a seismic cultural shift, where a wave of British bands crossed the Atlantic and captured the hearts and minds of ...
Comics in the 1960s: Groundbreaking Silver Age
By Amanda Sheriff The Silver Age of comics, which ran from approximately the mid-1950s to 1970, is noted as a transitional time for the medium. Many new characters were created and several ...
Mary Quant: Designing the Look of the Swinging Sixties
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “The whole 1960s thing was a ten-year running party, which was lovely. It started at the end of the 1950s and sort of faded a bit ...
11 Sky High Apollo 11 Collectibles
by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Ask anyone over the age of 60 to name a significant memory and many will say they recall watching the Apollo 11 moon landing on July ...
John Lautner, Jr. – Living Space
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor “The purpose of Architecture is to improve human life. Create timeless, free, joyous spaces for all activities in life. The infinite variety of these spaces ...
Chesley Bonestell – The Father of Space Art
by Maxine Carter-Lome “There isn’t an artist painting today, in the science fiction fantasy field, who didn't start with Chesley Bonestell" – Ray Bradbury What do the Chrysler Building, the ...
Andre Courreges: Space Age Fashion Designer
by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher "André Courrèges was a visionary designer who foresaw the 21st century and believed in progress. That is what makes [him] so modern today." – Jacques Bungert ...
The Reimagining of The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher On Friday, October 14, 2022, The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened its doors to the public again after being closed for seven months for ...
The Bigger the Bolder: Outdoor Advertising
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Ever since man formed a written language, there have been outdoor signs and billboards. Even the ancient world had billboards–or something a lot like them ...
