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In 2001, the artists Mendi and Keith Obadike listed Keith's "blackness" for sale on eBay under the "Black Americana" category as part of an art project, "Blackness for Sale." [42] [43] [44] The act was seen as a comment on the commodification of racial identity [45] and as a reference to slave auctions. [46] The auction was eventually shut down ...
At the time, most houses were made of wood and had thatch roofing, which would often cause fires to spread quickly. To satisfy demand, many small roof-tile makers began to produce roof tiles by hand. The Scandinavian style of roof tile is a variation on the pantile which features a subdued "S" shape reminiscent of an ocean wave. [23]
The proceeds of the sale will benefit dozens of North Texas nonprofits supported by Bass’ foundation [53] plus a $40 million gift to found the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas. [54] A near-perfect copy of “The Amazing Spider-Man #1” sold for over $1.3 million at auction on ...
Eventually, the auction page was viewed over 30,000 times. [3] [4] After an initial bid of $199, the painting eventually received 30 bids and sold for $1,025.00. The buyer, Perception Gallery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, eventually contacted Bill Stoneham and related the unusual story of its auction on eBay and their acquisition of it. He ...
Normally, an auction catalog, that lists the art works to be sold, is written and made available well before the auction date. Some of the best known auction houses are Christie's and Sotheby's. The oldest auction house is Stockholm Auction House (Stockholms Auktionsverk). It was established in Sweden in 1674.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said U.S.-owned border wall materials, which were available for sale, were pulled from an Arizona auction at the government's request. The Lonestar State had shown ...
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The record is approximately US$450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi (c. 1500). The painting was sold in November 2017, [1] [2] through the auction house Christie's in New York City.