Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Technology Enlarge In 1972, the Q1 Corporation in New York released the Q1 Desktop Micro Computer with an internal printer – the world’s first complete and standalone microcomputer with a built-in screen and keyboard. Computers before the Q1 were fitted with multichip microprocessors, while the Q1 was the […]
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Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Modern & Contemporary Art Enlarge Described by The New Yorker’s Peter Schjeldahl as “the most efficacious American political illustration since ‘Uncle Sam Wants You,’” Shepard Fairey’s HOPE (Barack Obama) launched the guerilla street artist-turned-pop art wizard into the mainstream consciousness, bringing global recognition to his work. This monumental collage-and-stencil […]
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Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Art Glass Enlarge With its monumental scale and dynamic design, the Calla Lilly vase is one of the most iconic of the mold-blown or soufflé designs produced by Gallé following World War I. The vase was created by blowing the form into a mold and then cutting the […]
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Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Animation Art Enlarge Legendary animator Marc Davis created this watercolor and Conte crayon drawing for the seminal 1958 Disney television show An Adventure in Art. Narrated by Walt Disney himself, the film featured Davis, Eyvind Earle, Joshua Meador and Walt Peregoy exploring various artistic interpretations of an oak tree, […]
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