“I thought it brought a strong price. Colonial Williamsburg had been looking for a larger Stirewalt to add to their collection,” Will Kimbrough said on the result for this folk art paint-decorated diminutive or child’s blanket chest, done in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia by either Jacob Stirewalt (1805-1869) and/or […]
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Jeffrey S. Evans Dons White Gloves For Routson Americana, Glass & Lighting
Will Kimbrough said he was not surprised that this Staffordshire medallion portrait series transfer-printed platter brought the sale’s top price of $18,720. “We knew it was a good one. The unique combination of portraits and views may be unique and it’s what drove the price.” ($5/8,000). Review by Madelia Hickman […]
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Derrick Evans, ex-W.Va. lawmaker who stormed Capitol, was known for harassing women at abortion clinic
“You will not do this in secret in West Virginia,” Evans said. He wore a “Make America Great Again” hat, as he did every week when he protested outside the Women’s Health Center, the only abortion clinic left in the state. Evans was a fixture at the clinic for much […]
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Inter-eruptions: Maggie Evans McGuinness leads us through a poem by Emily Dickinson | Pasatiempo
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) penned nearly 1,800 poems, of which fewer than a dozen were published in her lifetime. For Dickinson, success came posthumously, and she’s regarded today as one of the most original voices in American poetry. Living much of her life as a recluse, she maintained friendships largely through […]