Channeling Other Worlds Exhibition

Shango Galleries is proud to announce a collaborative exhibition with Valley House Gallery, Dallas entitled: CHANNELING OTHER WORLDS: Contra...

Antiques Roadshow - Behind the Scenes

After fifteen years on the Roadshow I can say with some confidence that I have been asked many questions about the show, the appraisers, wha...

American Indian picture of the Month

Nunivak Island Eskimo mask c. 1890

Picture of the Month

National Endowment for the Arts

The Weekly Standard has published an article on the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) that may reveal that with the new administration ...

Tribal Art Auction Update December 2009

Sothebys Paris - Arts d'Afrique at d'Oceanie December 3, 2009 Depending on who you talk to this sale was either an unqualified...

Quick Takes December 2009

1. "WASHINGTON, DC.- Best known for revolutionizing the art of photography, American artist Man Ray (1890-1976) produced a prolific co...

Repatriation - A New Idea from China

Repatriation of antiquities has been in the news again with the aggressive posture of Egypt's Zahi Hawass, director of Egypt's Counc...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

While this year has brought misery to many, we also have much to be thankful for at a time when some introspection might be a good thing. Du...

Some Thoughts November 2009

After being involved with tribal art for slightly over 35 years, you begin to recognize a few patterns. Bad things do happen occasionally a...

Tribal Art Auction Schedule Nov/Dec 09

Asian and Tribal Art Sale Dates :20 Nov 09 Place : Drouot-Richelieu 3 Paris , France Event type :Auction Topic :Tribal art Auctioneers Agutt...

Gallery Holiday Open House

Picture of the month - November 2009

Breaking the sound barrier, Maybe a guy thing but regardless a great image

Health watch - a tip for 2009

This is worth just a simple reminder for all of us... STROKE Remember the 1st Three Letters.... S T R S Ask the individual to SMILE. T Ask t...

African picture of the month

Bena Lulua head Ex Collection Jay Last, Beverly Hills c. 1900

Picasso's Collection of African and Oceanic Art- a Book Review

"A hundred years ago, in June 1907, a young Spanish artist visited the Musée d’Ethnographie du Trocadéro in Paris. His visit took plac...

Stolen Warhols valued at $25 million

Occasionally someone else's loss makes us in a peculiar way feel better. What if a thief broke into your home and stole $25 million dol...

Masterpieces for Kansas City -

Morton and Estelle Sosland have given a significant portion of their American Indian Collection to the Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City. ...

African Art - picture of the month

Lozi bowl ex Bohlen Coll.; ex Bill Moore, Los Angeles

Picture of the Month

Stolen Art: Interpol Steps Up

The theft of cultural objects affects developed and developing countries alike. The two countries most affected by this phenomenon are Fran...

A Case for Buying Art Now

Right after the 9-11 attacks I found myself on the road visiting clients, many that I had dealt with for over three decades. For the first...

Quick Takes - What's Happening Now

1. Recently, the New York Times offered a piece on the mood of the market saying:"Despite reports from the auction world that a recove...

The prestigious Yale University Art Gallery has been led by Director Jock Reynolds since the late 1990's. His record has set a standard...

Folk Art - Part 2 - Kim Kolker

As part of the larger anti academic trend of the European avante garde which was gaining more appeal, self taught artists were found in alm...

This has been a busy summer with seven trips, 6 Roadshow cities, and one visit to San Diego for a fund raiser. In Raleigh the Roadshow found...

Who is This Green Man?

Image courtesy of www.tribalmania.com

What exactly is “Outsider” Art? (Part I)

It is art created on the fringes of society without regard for traditional genres—certainly a nebulous definition. To bring more clarity to ...

Care and Feeding of Your Collection

On the Antiques Roadshow we are constantly frustrated by the lack of documentation in the objects we see. As viewers you hear the appraisers...

Featured Folk Artist - Blacktop

Blacktop (Ken Gentle) Alabama native Ken Gentle is a self-taught artist who began painting as a way of sharing his experiences of growing up...

Charitable Donations - Who Will Keep Giving ?

United Jewish Communities differed with President Obama when they were quoted last spring as saying: “During the current economic downturn, ...

What is it?

This object came in to the gallery for an appraisal. It appears to me to originate somewhere in Central or South America. The stone is sim...

Quick Takes July 2009

Antiques Roadshow has been wild as in late June and July we have traveled through Raleigh, North Carolina, Madison, Wisconsin, and Denver, C...