by Alexandra Ellison | Feb 13, 2020 | Collecting, Objects of Value, Uncategorized
As an Art History major in college, I was asked to read a great deal of literary criticism and came to understand that a broad range of academic theory – be it philosophical, political, sociological, etymological – could and should be applied to art and material...
by Alexandra Ellison | Oct 10, 2019 | Art, Objects of Value, Uncategorized
It was around the time I was a sophomore in high school that I began to develop my personal taste in music. It was informed partially by the music I was exposed to growing up, a bit by the different genres and bands my brother (committed guitar player by the age of...
by Alexandra Ellison | Aug 8, 2019 | Art, Objects of Value, Uncategorized
A thrift store, a flea market, an estate sale or even an unfamiliar driveway where someone is selling things out of their garage – this is the setting, now picture the scene: there are people milling about, maybe alone or maybe with a friend, but nevertheless with...
by Alexandra Ellison | Jun 13, 2019 | Objects of Value, Uncategorized
The first time I ever lived, worked, and bought groceries on my own I was living Louisiana. At least once a week I would walk just over a mile and a half to a small, local grocery store in New Orleans called Langenstein’s to buy food and whatever else I might need for...
by Alexandra Ellison | Apr 11, 2019 | Objects of Value, Uncategorized
Although this is only our second Third Thursday Discovery Feature, maybe some of you are sensing a theme. Like baseball cards, comic books are a fairly distinct part of 20th century America’s ephemeral culture with a unique and dynamic history. While initially popular...
by Alexandra Ellison | Feb 14, 2019 | Objects of Value, Uncategorized
In January of 1960, the Long Beach Independent newspaper asked a number of music publishers to give their prognosis on the future of rock ‘n’ roll. One unnamed source boldly predicted: “It’s going out very fast. I think it’s pretty well done.” From our perch in 2019,...
