An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 256 October 16, 2023Clinton HowellWhen I was six or seven years old, I went to a day camp where we made many car trips to various places that our counselors thought would keep a...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 255 October 9, 2023Clinton HowellAs soon as I had written about the vast space that Burning Man offers for the display of art, the New York Times published an article about artists wanting to,...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 254 October 2, 2023Clinton HowellMy children, Henry and Alice, are far and away the most extraordinary people in my life, partly because they are my children and are all the great things great children...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 253 September 25, 2023Clinton HowellA month or so ago, the NY Times published an article on the Wildenstein (NYTIMES) family of art dealers. The article focused on a French lawyer's determined search for assets from the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 252 September 18, 2023Clinton HowellThe art of decoration is one that most people feel that they can do until they start to do it. It is an art and a craft and it requires...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 251 September 11, 2023Clinton HowellThe desire to repatriate goods to the countries of their origin is a subject that I like to return to from time to time. I suspect that, in time, most...
