Contemporary Artists Sue Christies

Editor's note: This is an interesting suit enabled by a rather narrow California law. A broader issue that to my knowledge has not been ...

Kim's Tips of the Trade

A Primer for Looking at African Art, Part II:  The Yoruba Ere Ibeji Figures For those of you who are new to the field of tribal art collecti...

My Word, October 2011

In the July/August issue of Archaeology Magazine, Roger Atwood revisits Nigeria and the Nok civilization. It is interesting that Atwood pr...

My Travel Schedule October November 2011

 Departing Dallas October 28th I will be driving to El Paso, Tucson, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles,  Flagstaff, Albuquerque, and then home...

I want a Tattoo

The ArtTrak newsletter recognizes that from time to time we can provide a public service for our subscribers. Recognizing that tribal tatoos...

ArtTrak Newsletter

ArtTrak Newsletter keeps you advised of market changes, current exhibitions, and challenging issues in today's artworld. It is published...

IRS Clarifys Estate Rules - Portability for a spouse

Saturday/Sunday, October 8 - 9, 2011 I B9 -1 IRS Clarifies Estate Rules BY LAURA SAUNDERS The Internal Revenue Service last week clarified a...

Faces

Tribal or Cultural Face Painting has been used for many motives. For hunting, religious reasons, and military reasons (mainly as a method of...

American Indian art - October 2011

Model Teepee Cover Width - 70" Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation c. 1885

African Art - October 2011

A  Hunter's door Yoruba,  Ekiti, NIgeria, West Africa http://www.arttrak.com/movie/YorubaDoor.html

Maurer Margolis Collection of Africa Neckrests - October 2011

Some of the Neckrests Contact jbuxton@arttrak.com for information

Technology - October 2011

1. The Art Newspaper - Preserving a work by starving it of air Anoxic storage can slow deterioration By Emily Sharpe | From issue 227, Septe...

Museum Jobs Coming and Going October 2011

1. CHICAGO, IL.- Tom Pritzker, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago, announced today that Douglas Druick has be...

Books October 2011

1. Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art. - The Thomas Crown Affair meets The Devil in the White C...

Legal Issues - October 2011

If anyone has any doubt why California is the economic mess that it is, this story should answer the question Los Angeles Copyright laws - T...

NAGPRA Changes Effective May 14, 2011

DATES: This rule is effective May 14, 2010.      Federal rulemaking portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submi...

Stolen Art October 2011

1. PARIS - Los Angeles Times October 9, 2011, 8:11 p.m. Reporting from Paris— A man suspected of hiding precious artwork stolen from the Par...

Pre-columbian Mexico October 2011

1.  MEXICO CITY (AP).-artdaily.org  Archaeologists found a round Aztec ceremonial platform studded with stone carvings of serpent heads at M...