Hidden in Plain Sight: How a Folk Art Discovery Revealed a Rare Abolitionist Statement The world of American Folk Art is often a game of detective work. Sometimes, the most significant discoveries aren't found in dusty attics, but hanging on a gallery wall, waiting for the right pair of eyes to recognize them. This past August 2025, during Antiques Week in Manchester, New Hampshire, that exact scenario unfolded in the Saratoga Fine Arts booth. American Folk Art expert and spe

Collectors, dealers and auctioneers were attentively watching the American art auctions at Christie's and Sotheby’s the week of January...

Seeding the conservation attitudes in the 19th century Several authors and scholars have written about the American conservation movement...

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