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YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries History with an Americana Specialist | Diary of a WWII Nose Gunner

In honor of #VeteransDay learn about the diary of John Martin, a WWII nose gunner in the 351st Bombardment Group:

Kurt Vonnegut was #BOTD in 1922. See below an ALS from an archive of letters sold in November 2018

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YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Interview with Penthouse Magazine

#AuctionResults | A transcription of Robert Schonfeld and Peter McCabe's interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which appeared in the September 1984 issue of Penthouse magazine, sold for $15,000.

At auction this Thursday!

Half-length portrait of "Harry Handcuff Houdini" inscribed by him: "sincerely / yours / Houdini."

The Hands of Heroes. On this Halloween day in 1926, Harry Houdini failed to escape death (Photograph Signed and Inscribed, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on October 26, 2023, $1,820. bit.ly/4nz4Jqm)

YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries A Beginner's Guide to Advance Copies | Book Collecting 101

#BookCollecting 101: A Beginner's Guide to Advance Copies with Grace Meschery-McCormack, Cataloguer for our Fine Books department.

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View From the Podium: On the Importance of a Steady Hand - Swann Galleries

What happens when even the most stable institutions—like auction houses—are caught in the winds of change?⁠
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Read @nicholowry.bsky.social latest View from the Podium and see why staying true to our roots for 85 years isn't backward—it's the way forward:

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YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries Edward Gorey's Doubtful Guest Comes to Swann

#EdwardGorey's Doubtful Guest has come to Swann 😱!! ⁠
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So far, we've caught him cutting up a copy of the Trumpet, providing jumpscares, disturbing our photography studio and shipping department, and generally terrorizing @nicholowry.bsky.social.⁠
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Please take him off our hands on October 23 🙏⁠

#OTD in 1935 George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess premiered!

You can see this iconic opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center this coming winter!

Woody Guthrie's letter written in his own hand in blue, red, and green ink.

The Hands of Time. Remembering Woody Guthrie, who died on this day in 1967. (ALS, to _Sing Out!_ magazine, praising the activism of Pete Seeger, written on a paper towel, 1955, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 7, 2017, $6,750. bit.ly/3VIZHvU)

Catch @nicholowry.bsky.social on Wyoming's Public Radio at 3 PM MDT:

Yellowed document showing the signatures of Daniel Boone and three others.

The Hands of Time. Remembering Daniel Boone, who died near Defiance, MO on this day in 1820. (Document Signed, transferring ownership of 7000 acres of his land in KY, 1799, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 22, 2005, $6,500. bit.ly/4mBDr27)

#AuctionDay | 19th & 20th Century art is at auction today at 12 PM ET!

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YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries 5 Photographers Who Used Environmental Photography as an Art Form

#SpecialistPick | Fine photographers who used environmental photography as an art form with Photographs Specialist Alice Le Campion

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YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries A Look at the NYC Skyline Through Photographs

#SpecialistPick | Deborah Rogal shares her favorite images of the New York City skyline!

#SwannGalleries #FineArtPhotography #NYCPhotographs #AuctionHouse

Signed and dated full-length portrait of Maria Callas looking stunning in black evening gown.

The Hands of Time. Remembering Maria Callas, who died on this day in 1977. (Photograph Signed and dated, 1966, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 3, 2011, $4,800. bit.ly/3VeOAKX)

The Bloomsbury Group of Artists - Swann Galleries The Bloomsbury Group was a loose collective of people that included artists, writers and intellectuals living in Britain in the early 20th century.

#ArtAuction | The collection of portrait drawings in the September 18, 19th & 20th Century Art auction is emblematic of the intimate relationships between the members of the #BloomsburyGroup and is a reflection of their own lives and partnerships.

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Leo Tolstoy was #BOTD in 1828! Pictured below is a signed cabinet card photograph of the author sold in a May 2014 sale at Swann.

YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries Top 5 Propaganda Posters with Nicholas Lowry

In need of some inspiration for your Vintage Poster collection? @nicholowry.bsky.social shares his top five propaganda posters (and one more for good measure).⁠
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Keep an eye out for these and more in our upcoming Vintage Poster auctions.

YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries A Look At How Bill Rice Painted Queer Love

Associate Director Corey Serrant discusses Bill Rice's documentation of the East Village queer scene. His work offers a rare, unfiltered glimpse into LGBTQ+ experiences that were largely invisible in mainstream art.

Bust portrait of a young Fidel Castro.

The Hands of Time. Remembering Fidel Castro, who died this day in 2016. (Photograph signed and inscribed “to a tireless fighter,” 1955, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 4, 2017, $2,750. bit.ly/4lqqE1M)

Happy Birthday Andy Warhol 🥳

#BOTD in 1928

YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries A Brief History of Propaganda Posters

A Brief History of American Propaganda Posters with @nicholowry.bsky.social

#SwannGalleries #AuctionsHouse #VintagePosters #RarePosters #ArtMarket #Collecting #AmericanHistory

Hey #Roadies! Remember this chilling poster appraised by @nicholowry.bsky.social? It's coming to auction @swanngalleries.bsky.social ☢️
#antiquesroadshow

No better time to remember #AnneFrank, who wrote her last diary entry #onthisday in 1944.

YouTube video by Swann Auction Galleries Vintage Poster Favorites with Nicho Lowry

#SpecialistPicks | @nicholowry.bsky.social shares his favorite lots from the August 7 Vintage Posters auction:

#SwannGalleries #VintagePosters #RarePosters #ArtMarket #AuctionHouse

#AmeliaEarhart was #BOTD in 1897!

See a signed photograph of her in front of her Lockheed Vega 5c Special below

#AuctionCatalogue | The Vintage Posters catalogue is now online! Coming to auction August 7.

Blank page from David Ottaway's book, _Chained Together_, signed and inscribed to him by Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk.

The Hands of Time. Remembering Nelson Mandela, who was born this day in 1918. (David Ottaway’s _Chained Together_ Signed and Inscribed by him and F.W. de Klerk to the author, 1994, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on March 21, 2019, $938. bit.ly/3UqKZsx)