By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher In his day, and even today thanks to portraits painted while he was alive along with copies from those images made after his death, George […]
Tag Archives: 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.jpg.webp)
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Everyone knows throwing a party takes time, money, and planning, even more so when the party is for the nation’s 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence […]
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Barnstorming Barns are an enduring symbol of America’s earliest settlement history. Built to protect animals and crops, in the first half of the 20th century, barns went from a structure […]
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by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,427 (48 bids, 16 bidders): Authentic Antique 18th C Early American Gentleman’s Tricorne Felt Hat. The 18th century Tricorne hat in this auction is […]
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Just Like Dad’s! Pedal Cars On Display Reprinted with permission by the McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington, IL by Dan Craft The potent allures of toys and nostalgia are […]
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Restyling the Word “Primitives” Maxine Carter-Lome In the evolution of any industry new words emerge to identify and define products and trends that shift the marketplace and seek to broaden […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A mid-1930s Watling three-reel 5-cent slot machine sold for $3,250 at an Americana, Railroad, Mining & More Auction held […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Squire Lee Federal tall case clock chimed on time for $3,960 at a Manuscript, Fine Art & Americana […]
