The beginning of November marks the start of the fall auction season. The Wall Street Journal reports major auctioneers will attempt to sell 2,266 works of art over the next few weeks, a rise in volume from last year when sellers held back during the down economy.
On June 3rd, artist Keith Ramsey was a guest on, “Let’s Get It On”, a syndicated radio show for The National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees (NPFA Radio).
Harriet Powers, known as the “mother of African-American quilting”, was born into slavery in Athens, Georgia in 1837. Because there is no record of her childhood, it is assumed she grew up as a house slave, trained to be a seamstress and instructed in the craft of appliqué quilt-making.
