How do you relocate more than 100 years’ worth of (haphazardly organized) fine art, maps and prints? The family that’s owned the Old Print Shop is finding out right now. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Antiques”
Antiques Dealer Vito Giallo, Who Worked for Andy Warhol, Unearths His Gems
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2022
Vito Giallo, a longtime antiques dealer who worked for Andy Warhol and sold to celebrity clients, unearths his gems. Source: New York Times
How Amelia Earhart's Aviator Helmet, Lost for Decades, Was Found
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
How the pilot’s long-lost aviator helmet came to spend the better part of a century in a closet somewhere in Minnesota. Source: New York Times
In Brooklyn, a Couple With Opposing Tastes Strike a Balance
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2021
Following a period of editing and rediscovery, austerity and abundance — and a wide range of objets — live side by side in this Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment. Source: New York Times
He Sold Antiquities for Decades, Many of Them Fake, Investigators Say
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2021
The owner of a Manhattan gallery was charged with grand larceny and other crimes by prosecutors who say he mass-produced objects that he passed off as ancient artifacts. Source: New York Times
Should an Oasis Be Replaced by Affordable Housing? SoHo Is Divided.
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2021
When the creator of a quirky sculpture garden died, the debate over the plot’s fate intensified. Source: New York Times
The Heated Debate in the Birding Community
By Gotham Rex on February 16, 2021
As the Manhattan Bird Alert account on Twitter gained traction, so did opposition. Critics said the crowds it encouraged could be harmful. Source: New York Times