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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • VOL. 54, NO. 38
Collection Of Antique Gameboards Gifted To The American Folk Art Museum Works On View As Part Of New Exhibition The American Folk Art Museum at 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue at West 65th Street, in New York City, is pleased to announce a gift of gameboards and photographs from the collection of Bruce and Doranna Wendel. Works from the gift will be presented in the exhibition “Playing With Design: Gameboards, Art, and Cu l t u re,” w h i c h w i l l fea t u re over 100 gameboards from the Wendels’ collection through Jan. 26, 2025. Included in the gift are early examples of classic games of Parcheesi, checkers, and chess, as well as handpainted iterations of Monopoly and Chutes and Ladders, made in the United States between the mid-19th and early-20th centuries. All gameboards and a selection of photo g ra p h s s h o w cas i n g ga m e playing from the gift will be on view in “Playing With Design,” celebrating the aesthetic beauty of these handmade objects and the greater cultural meaning behind them. Curated by Emelie Gevalt, curatorial chair for collections and curator of folk art at the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM), this show marks the second time the Wendels’ gameboard collection has been on view at AFAM, following the 1984-85 exhibition “Winning
Zook Dioramas Take The Stage Three-Dimensional Artwork To Be Sold At PA Auction Center On Sept. 28 By Karl Pass
This unknown game, from the first half of the 19th century, paint on wood, 6.5-by-15.25 inches, is from the collection of Doranna and Bruce Wendel. Moves: Painted Gameboards of North America.” “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome selections from Doranna and Bruce’s stunning and impressive gameboard collection into the museum’s collection and galleries,” said Jason T. Busch, the museum’s Becky and Bob Alexander Director & CEO. “Exploring the historical significance and artistry behind homemade gameboards provides us with a deeper understanding of our shared experiences.”
A large artwork auction featuring Aaron and Abner Zook three-dimensional dioramas will take place at PA Auction Center on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. The facility is located at 1141 Wea Wit St., East Earl Pa. This will be the largest amount of 3D artwork by the late Amish artists ever sold. There will be 22 sold with no reserve. The sale features a portion of the collection of James Binsberger, an avid collector of Zook’s work. Binsberger will still retain one of the largest collections of Zook’s artwork. Aaron Zook (1921-2003) and Abner Zook (1921-2010) were identical twins and visual artists. The two of them produced well over 1,000 elaborate sculptural Continued on page 4
Cowden & Wilcox Crock With Deer Decoration Brings $64,800
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By Karl Pass On Aug. 30, Conestoga Auction Company, a division of the Hess Auction Group, sold a ca. 1865 three-gallon stoneware Cowden & Wilcox crock with a deer in profile for $64,800. The prancing eightpoint buck in cobalt is an unusual decoration for the prolific Harrisburg pottery operation. In 2016, Crocker Farm sold a C&W four-gallon crock, slightsided versus slightly bulbous, with a deer in profile for $13,800. It had restoration. The auction record for C&W stoneware was set 10 years ago in 2014, when Crocker Farm sold Continued on page 6
In This Issue Here is a parcheesi board from the late 19th century, paint on wood, 17.5-by-16.75 inches and from the collection of Doranna and Bruce Wendel.
A solitaire game dating to the second half of the 19th century, carved wood, 10-by-5 inches, is from the American Folk Art Museum, promised gift of Doranna and Bruce Wendel.
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FEATURE AUCTION: Conestoga Auction Company Single-Owner Sale, Sept. 28 - Page 2
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