Archive for July, 2009

What the experts collect…
an AmeriCollector profile
Mike Gutierrez, sports autograph appraiser »

By David_Chesanow on Jul 31, 2009 in Sports Memorabilia, What Experts Collect | 0 Comments

If you watch “Antiques Roadshow” religiously – as I do – you’re bound to recognize sports memorabilia appraiser and autograph authenticator Mike Gutierrez of Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas. Sports memorabilia is a BIG BUSINESS – to the tune of a $1 billion annually, I’ve heard – and a major chunk of that is autograph [...]

Art of the American West: A new/old collecting frontier »

By David_Chesanow on Jul 20, 2009 in Western Art | 4 Comments

The Old West used to be a physical place, a vast landscape beyond what Huck Finn considered “civilization.” Now it is a territory within the American psyche, albeit as wide and wild and mythical as ever. While riders on the lonesome trails may have morphed into truckers (pickup and long-haul) on the lonesome highways, the [...]