This week’s Five for Friday looks inside the mind of a killer. An important private collection of artifacts and documents relating to the Presidential assassin Charles Guiteau have been uncovered, including a newly discovered manifesto in which he attempts to “justify” shooting President James A. Garfield. “Presidential assassins are well known, but few archives give […]
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Five for Friday: Ansel Adams Photography Stands Test of Time
This week’s Five for Friday looks at a quintet of offerings from Ansel Adams, who is considered one of the greatest landscape photographers who ever lived, that will be among the images available May 18 in Heritage Auctions’ Photographs Auction in New York. Buy, Value or Appraise Your Fine Art – Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures Bid […]
Five For Friday: Historic Wars & Creative Geniuses
This week’s Five For Friday covers the rich diversity in the May 10-11 Historical Manuscripts Auction, spanning the Civil and World Wars and the creative geniuses who shaped a nation. 1. Frank Lloyd Wright Archive Documenting Construction of the James Bryan Christie House The archive offered here offers rare insight into the process of working […]
Five for Friday: 5 Standout Collectible Wristwatches
This Five For Friday installment looks at five standout wristwatches from the upcoming Sports Collectible Auction May 11-13. 1. 1956 New York Yankees World Series Championship Rolex Gold Wristwatch Presented to Yogi Berra Once when he was on a passenger jet, Hall of Famer and Yankee catcher Yogi Berra was asked what time it […]
