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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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Auction Passed (Est: $35 USD – $80 USD) via Bid Again Auctions with American Space Museum (July 2022). Evans & Associates (Nov 2022). Evans & Associates (August 2022). Born and raised in Chicago, Darger worked as a custodian and committed to painting with watercolors in his free time.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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Auction Passed (Est: $35 USD – $80 USD) via Bid Again Auctions with American Space Museum (July 2022). Evans & Associates (Nov 2022). Evans & Associates (August 2022). Born and raised in Chicago, Darger worked as a custodian and committed to painting with watercolors in his free time.

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So You Found A John George Brown Painting?

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By the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a glass factory at Newcastle-on-Tyne where his father hoped he would learn the trade of glass-cutter. While many of these works are oils on canvas, Brown also returned to watercolor, a medium he used in the mid-19 th century. Early Life Brown began life in Durham, England in 1831.

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The Golden Age of Illustration: Celebrating Classic Book Illustrators

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Driven by technological advances, cultural shifts, and various artistic movements, the Golden Age of Illustration ushered in a period of unprecedented creativity that elevated the craft of illustration into an artform that would leave a lasting legacy on the world of art and design. It was a transformative period in the history of art.

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