Artists of the New Deal

James Russell Sherman, Mural Studies for the Marion, Iowa, Post Office, $15,000. Swann Galleries kicked off its winter season on Jan. 25, setting six world auction records for selling works by Works Progress Administration artists. More than 200 works were offered in Swann’s fourth annual sale devoted to artists of the WPA, an American New […]

A Look Inside of the April Issue of Kovels Antique Trader

Hang onto your hat! The April issue of Kovels Antique Trader is here. And while it’s always exciting to share a new issue, we are particularly pleased to share it with that expression – Hang onto your hat! – which also serves as the headline for our cover story on the history of women and […]

Vintage Posters: Reflecting Different Era of American Workers

Every year on the first weekend in September, we all get a day off thanks to workers who fought long and hard for a five-day work week and against unfair labor laws, even banning child labor. The holiday is rooted in the late 1800s, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the […]