Private library containing rare books by authors, artists donated to Library of Congress
Painter Pablo Picasso and poet Pierre Riverdy collaboration for Le Chant des morts (1945-48). Aramont Library collection. Library of Congress, Rare Books and Special Collections Division.
WASHINGTON, DC
.-The Library of Congress has acquired the Aramont Library, a collection of rare books from some of the most prolific authors and artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. The gift by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous marks the first time the Aramont Library has been made available to the public.
To enhance the Aramont collections accessibility to the general public, the donor also gave the Library of Congress a $1 million endowment to fund virtual public programming beginning in 2021. Library curators will present a number of virtual events to highlight and discuss the significance of such publications on the broader history of the book and modern book production.
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This is the closest anyone can get to feeling like sports icon Diego Maradona. A Porsche owned and driven by the “Golden Boy,” who famously coined the phrase “Hand of God” to describe his winning goal in the Argentina-England match of 1986, is about to hit the auction block. 8 photos
Diego Maradona is considered one of the most accomplished and legendary figures in football, if not in sports in general. He enjoyed god-like status even later in life, and his death in November 2020 prompted a 3-day official mourning period in home country Argentina. In addition to his countless accomplishments on the field, Maradona was famous for his party lifestyle, drug addiction, and his impressive collection of cars, jewelry and watches.
GAVLAK announces representation of April Bey
April Bey. Photo: Blair J. Meadows Photography.
LOS ANGELES, CA
.-GAVLAK announced the representation of Los Angeles-based artist April Bey. The gallerys guiding mission of promoting works by women and LGBTQ artists is enhanced and enriched through its amplification of Beys vision.
April Beys (Bahamian/American) work delivers audacious critiques of the mainstreaming and monetization of radical politics via a diverse range of media. Moving deftly between painting, printmaking, collage, video, intimately scaled artists books and immersive installations, Bey wittily skewers pop cultures sacred cows. Icons and anti-heroes of both American and Bahamian culture populate the bold and bright environs of her compositions, allowing for ambiguity in our assessments of their impact and legacies. Beys incorporation of mass-produced objects and reproductive media including printmaking and video underscores the means by which images com
Works by Indian artists Purkhu of Kangra, Badri Narayan included in Neue Auctions Feb. 20 sale
Opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper Harivasma illustration attributed to Purkhu of Kangra (Indian, active circa 1780-1820), depicting Krishna riding Garuda (est. $10,000-$20,000).
BEACHWOOD, OH
.- A small collection of paintings attributed to the Indian artist Purkhu of Kangra (active circa 1780-1820), two paintings by the Indian artist Badri Narayan (1929-2013), and a 17th century Shah-nameh (or Book of Kings, Irans central literary work) are all part of Neue Auctions online-only fine art and antiques auction planned for Saturday, February 20th.
The sale nicknamed A Neue Year Auction will begin promptly at 11 am Eastern time and features 323 lots of paintings, sculptures, decorative objects, fine furniture, Persian carpets and the auctions headliner: the very fine paintings from India. Internet bidding will be facilitated by Liveauctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and