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It was the pen of genius artist Carl Barks (1901-2000) that created Duckburg, home to some of the Walt Disney Company’s most beloved
and immortal cartoon characters, including Donald Duck’s miserly, top-hatted Uncle Scrooge McDuck, his identical nephews Huey, Dewey
and Louie, ever-ingenious Gyro Gearloose and the rascally Beagle Boys. Through May 31, 2008, Geppi’s
The exhibition contains many rarely seen pieces, including:
For over 20 years
Obama also leads the way in the highest price paid category. On February 13, 2008, a buyer paid $5,900 for a Shepard Fairey signed
and hand numbered 24” x 36 “Progress” print from an edition of 350. A winning bid of $2,000 on February 14, 2008 was the highest
recorded price showing this morning on eBay’s completed sales for Senator Hillary Clinton, while $305 on February 5, 2008, was paid
for a baseball signed by Senator John McCain as he campaigned in central
Read more about political memorabilia on the February
17, 2008 Daryle Lambert on Antiques, Fine Art, and Collectibles Blog at:
For the month of March
The Midwest Decoy Collectors Association (MDCA - http://www.midwestdecoy.org) annual convention will be held at the Pheasant Run Resort
in
The
growing popularity of decoy collecting in recent years was typified at the MDCA show in 2007 when several rare examples sold at auction
in the quarter million dollar range. Collecting these magnificent carved specimens has become a national and international phenomena.
With the worlds growing interest in decoy collecting, organizations such as the MDCA and their annual convention play a key role in
the growth and advocacy of this fascinating and rewarding hobby.
For 43 years, the MDCA's annual convention has continued to host a
wonderful selection of special events, educational seminars and social activities for decoy collectors. This year is no exception
and promises to offer even more chances to mingle and meet with some of the world's leading authorities on decoy collecting Friday
evening at the annual networking and dinner buffet.
As always , there will be plenty of opportunities for collectors to buy, sell and
trade. From Monday April 21st through Saturday April 26th the ever popular room trading and displays will be open to attendees. There
will also be over 386 tables with over 20,000 items on display at the
If eBay might be any indicator of the
Yesterday
morning at around 8:50 a.m. CST, eBay’s completed listings report indicated Senator Barack Obama had 4,849 completed sales and 2,286
items still currently available. His opponents’ numbers are less impressive. Hillary Clinton comes in second with 3,024 completed
sales and 1,477 items available. Completed sales for John McCain political memorabilia totaled 1,230 items with only 646 items currently
being offered.
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• The museum display’s centerpiece, all 24 pages of Barks’ original art to North of the
• 1980s and ’90s Barks oil paintings, watercolors and pencil sketches based on classic comics adventures
– including Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold, Ghost of the Grotto, Lost in the Andes, In Ancient Persia, Back to the Klondike, The Fabulous
Philosopher’s Stone, The Golden Fleecing, and Go Slowly, Sands of Time.
• Additional Barks paintings and art celebrating Donald’s
50th and 60th anniversaries, and Sailing the Spanish Main, Barks’ first oil commissioned for a lithograph, inspired by his legendary
1949 cover to Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories 108.
• The Scrooge McDuck Midnight Egg, a unique Barks/Fabergé team-up
• Barks’ renowned
non-Disney watercolors and oils, including several from the Kings and Queens of Myth and Legend and Famous Figures of History as They
Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed With Waterfowl series.
The museum’s winter hours, through March 31, are 10-5 Tuesdays
through Sundays (closed Mondays). Spring/summer hours from April through September are 10-5 every day. To learn more about GEM, log
on to www.geppismuseum.com. Tel. 410-625-7060 or e-mail info@geppismuseum.com. The museum is located at
GEPPI’S ENTERTAINMENT MUSEUM TRIBUTE TO DISNEY ARTIST CARL BARKS