Eager bidders add to their collections at Holabird s 5-day Holiday sale
Letter-sheet from 1856 illustrating all the major types of gold mining done in California by 1855, published by James M. Hutchings and titled Methods of Mining, with twelve vignettes ($3,500).
RENO, NEV
.- A portfolio of five aquatint etchings by the Chilean artist Sebastiàn Matta sold for $3,750, a pictorial letter-sheet from 1856 illustrating all the major types of gold mining done in California by 1855 brought $3,500, a monumental 12-volume railroad survey report published from 1855-1860 compiled to find the best rail route to the Pacific coast realized $3,125, and a pair of Chinese publishing company stock certificates from the 1920s fetched $2,125 at a five-day Holiday Auction held December 17th-21st by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC.
Lynn Tomaszewski appointed Chief Academic Officer at Moore College of Art & Design
Before coming to Moore, Tomaszewski served as director of the School of Art + Art History in the College of the Arts at the University of Florida.
PHILADELPHIA, PA
.- Lynn Tomaszewski has been appointed chief academic officer/academic dean at Moore College of Art & Design, the first and only historically all-womens art and design school in the nation.
In her new role, Tomaszewski will work in partnership with the entire campus community to move the College into the next significant and promising new phase of the institutions history, and contribute to the inspiring work of establishing Moore as one of the best art and design colleges in the country. She will oversee development of new curricula, new programs and new organizational structures, cultivating a vibrant and holistic student experience. She will also play a significant role in BFA recruitment and enrollment efforts, will help to ide
Adam Wallacavage opens solo exhibit of new work
Adam Wallacavage, The Ghost Has No Home . Height: 40 in.; Width: 32 in.; Depth: 32 in. Lamp parts, Epoxy clay, epoxy resin and spray paint. Courtesy of the artist and HOTBED.
PHILADELPHIA, PA
.-HOTBED is presenting, After Forever, a solo exhibition of surreal sculptures by renowned artist, Adam Wallacavage, and curated by James Oliver. The iterative installation will evolve every week with new sculptures introduced every Friday of the exhibition. After Forever will present work in an immersive fantastical environment from two ongoing series, Octopus Chandeliers and Kitsch Collaborations. After Forever uncovers the intricacies of Wallacavages practice and gives a closer look into the artists unrestrained techniques. The exhibition will be open to the public from December 18, 2020 through March 6, 2021.
Mira Lehr confronts pandemic with new Planetary Visions
Mira Lehr with one of her new works, Norweky, from the series Planetary Visions (acrylic, ink, burned and dyed Japanese paper, ignited fuses, and handwriting on canvas), 2020. Photo by Michael E. Fryd. From the collection of the Boca Raton Museum of Art.
BOCA RATON, FLA
.- During the pandemic quarantines, the celebrated artist Mira Lehr created more work now than ever before in her six decades of artmaking. Her new series, called Planetary Visions, represents a bold departure for the artist. Her new exhibition has been extended through Feb. 6 due to strong sales and popular demand, with several new additional works by the artist being added to the show at Rosenbaum Contemporary gallery in Boca Raton, Florida. The gallery features online initiatives to allow art lovers from all over the world to experience Lehrs new work across digital platforms. This year also marks the 60th anniversary of Lehrs visionary founding of Con