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Lenfest Plaza perspective; Rendering courtesy of OLIN Claes Oldenburg sculpture to adorn Philadelphia's new Lenfest Plaza
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 11th, 2011 22:48
In late August, a towering 53-foot high sculpture of a paintbrush with illuminated bristles, created by world-renowned American artist Claes Oldenburg, will make its home at the start of Philadelphia's expanding "Museum Mile." The monumental sculpture, titled Paint Torch, will be installed on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ (PAFA) new Lenfest Plaza at a daring 60-degree angle, as if in the act of painting. A 6-foot high glob of paint will appear beside it on the ...

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Courtesy of Waddington's Iconic Gowns from the Wardrobe of Princess Diana up for Auction
Release Date: 10 June 2011
Waddington’s auction house of Toronto, Canada will feature 14 iconic dresses from the wardrobe of the late Diana, Princess of Wales in their June 23, 2011 auction, with one of the gowns expected to bring as much as one million dollars.  Artfact Live! will provide live online bidding for the ...

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Children's furniture from Hanes and Ruskin Antiques. Hanes and Ruskin Antiques to Exhibit "Children's Corner" at Litchfield Antiques Show
Release Date: 10 June 2011
Hanes and Ruskin Antiques of Old Lyme, CT, will be exhibiting a "Children's Corner" at the Litchfield County Antiques Show in Kent, CT, June 24-26. They have been assembling a group of children's furniture over the past several months to create this Lilliputian display. Included is a mid 19th ...

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PLaque by Elijah Pierce. Sold $24,675 at Garth's, Delaware, Ohio May 20, 2011. Ohio Folk Art Highlights Garth's Annual May Americana Auction
Release Date: 10 June 2011
“Growth…Improvement…these are key words in today’s antiques economy,”  reported Jeff Jeffers, CEO & principal auctioneer of Garth’s Auctions in Delaware, Ohio, regarding the results for Garth’s May 20-21 Americana auction (which featured the Fifth Annual Ohio Valley session). ...

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Cecilia Beaux, Maud DuPuy Darwin, 1889, pastel on warm gray paper laid down on canvas. Promised gift to the Hood Museum of Art from Russell and Jack Huber, Class of 1963. On view in the exhibition Embracing Elegance, 1885-1920: American Art from the Huber Family Collection. Embracing Elegance, 1885–1920: American Art from the Huber Family Collection
June 11 - September 4, 2011
Hood Museum of Art
Hanover, New Hampshire
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This extraordinary 6-foot tall telescope by Robert-Aglae Cauchoix (circa 1820) is one of three of the largest telescopes from the 19th century. ($248,500) Top Gifts for Father's Day from MS Rau Antiques
Release Date: 10 June 2011
  It's never too late to consider giving Dad a Father's Day gift that can increase in value over time, like that retirement fund or stock portfolio.  Even with a rocky economy, luxury spending is making a slow and steady comeback, so this might be the year that you don't give in to the barbecue ...

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