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From still to motion

2009-11-05T06:48:00.002-07:00

The integrity of a "shutter's" frame is a defining moment. When the world around you is a digital blur a single shot, that frozen moment in time, will transform you. Denver's GALLERY M opens their Fall-Winter 2009-2010 season with a dynamic exploration for newbies and collecting pros titled "From Still To Motion". Start the journey at 6 PM Friday with the introduction and advantage of collecting documented, signed photographs and rare uniquely printed works based on photography. If you miss this opportunity, the gallery is celebrating it's 14th year and is certainly able to assist you 6 days a week.

Alberto Giacometti hits a homer

2009-11-04T21:31:00.004-07:00

In the flicker of a frame and crack of the bat, the November auction season has it's first home run. During the evening sale at New York's Sotheby's, Alberto Giacometti's painted bronze sold extremely north of it's estimate. The bidding only took 5 minutes with 5 active bidders. From 7:23 to 7:28 pm, the back and forth met the crowd's oohs and appreciation for the L'HOMME QUI CHAVIRE. It's initial estimate may have been initially low by some accounts - 8,000,000 to 12,000,000. As the ball rose out of the park, the final fan caught this work just under 20 Million $US (19,346,500). Going forward the day auction has a wide grouping of works that may be excellent finds for those looking to step up to the plate.

Remembering Accomplished Artists

2009-10-28T15:03:00.009-07:00

Fourteen years ago, a then younger African American photographer came to The Art Quarterly and GALLERY M's attention. Then about 70 years young, Ted Williams, appeared to have seen - and by many accounts - taken the photographs of legends yet to come. Jazz greats, performers and leaders of the day as well as story features for major magazines. His years prior to our meeting were shared with legends like Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Count Bassie, Tony Bennett and Lena Horn, and perhaps a still timely, Sarah Vaughan.

Before Sarah's first national performance in 1949, Williams had found his way into the backstage area. When Ted shared the story it was truly impressive - but today it is even more so. Upon access, he found Sarah who was not supposedly camera friendly. She insisted on absolutely no photographs. Ted, always with a young, cheerful demeanor, was 24 years old at the time. He convinced Vaughan to agree because he stated he was shooting for his college newspaper. While elegant and stunning, the photograph shown here as a signed, limited edition photograph, had her own photographs scattered throughout the dressing room. The images of her family accompanied that of the great Negro icons for both Vaughan and Williams - Roy Campanella, Satchell Paige and Jackie Robinson. Ted Williams caught Vaughan not head on - as most would have attempted - but through the opposite end of the mirror. While her image is clear - her presence is just slightly detectable from the bottom left corner of the frame.

Years later, Ted and Sarah ran into each other. She asked how the college paper liked the photograph. He smiled as only he could and coolly stated - I was never with the college paper. They laughed together. Ted's perseverance for the shot, in his long journey called life, enabled many to remember moments as only a photographer can. Ted Williams - The Photographer passed away a week ago. His photographs and his spouse and wife remain his beacon of an accomplished and collected artist. For burial, donations or licensing information please contact GALLERY M.

Viewing and experiencing art

2009-09-21T11:45:00.002-07:00

In case you've been sleeping at the wheel the art world has a great new medium - the three www. While stocks might look like a classic w (dub yah out west) photography, video and film are quickly becoming homogeneous. The technology is forcing an exponential change in what once was considered the still. Will crowd sourced art be one of the outgrowths in the media art world?
Manufacturers like Canon are pushing your camera into one technically powerful tool to shoot images - still and motion.

Marilyn Monroe

2009-08-29T12:46:00.004-07:00

Marilyn Monroe, the icon of American beauty, would be in her eighties
today, if she had lived. The fact of the matter is that she lives on in
the minds of many as another biography is being released within the next
few weeks stating research about her 'affairs' with President John
Kennedy and his brother, Senator Robert Kennedy. Along with this new
information and photographs never seen before (so states the author).
She was a natural beauty with demons, as this book states. But her
presence in photographs still endures no matter how she is portrayed in
words.

The Last of the Kennedy Brothers

2009-08-29T12:39:00.003-07:00

It seems so amazing to watch the last few days in contemporary American
history as the country pays respect to Edward M. Kennedy, the youngest
of the 9 children of Joseph and Rose. This family has a storied history,
from the late 1920's through today. We all know the litany of events
including JFK and RFK, but I have been amazed at the outpouring of
respect and admiration for a man, who in his early years was looked on
with disdain, ambivalence, and mistrust by the general public. After
all, one could only know 'Teddy' by the news reports, which were not
positive at all. Listening to his family, friends, and colleagues, a
different picture emerges. One could say, thank goodness for Ted Kennedy
and his affect on the life of Americans today.

Visions and Memories of Woodstock

2009-08-20T16:36:00.003-07:00

Forty years ago, the memories of Bethel's field were snapshots to some and moving frames and images to others. The photograph told so much then - and again now. Now ...40 years later...what is left of this Woodstock generation: the baby boomers who professed 'freedom to all' and 'freedom for all?'

This generation brought us women's rights, civil rights, the peace movement, the beginning of the environmental movement, and the need to have healthier bodies and minds. Forty years later so many seem stuck in glorious psychedelic memories. Art and more accurate, photography, has documented this vividly. A black and white photograph mints your memory - as your mind was on a lucid trip when dancing alongside friends in the mud laden fields. So what is next for these aging psychedelic rockers...protecting the financial and medical stability for their children and grandchildren?

Bravo casting to wind down this weekend

2009-07-18T05:48:00.003-07:00

NBC affiliate company Bravo is making a stab into the arts. Like their housewives and fashion niche programming, they believe they will find the next great fine artist. Called "Untitled Art Project", the show hopes to uncover great talent in painting, sculpture, photography or the digital formats loosely titled as New Media.

Casting has been going on for the past week in LA, MIAMI and today/tomorrow in New York City. Details are at Bravo's site.

CAVET EMPTOR to applicants - the art world will have a hard time accepting the drama that is expected out of this show without legitimate backing of more than flash in the pan celebs acting as de-facto purveyers of the arts.

5 tents, a VIP section and no attendees in the Hamptons?

2009-07-14T17:32:00.004-07:00

According to Bloomberg TV, Art Hamptons held in Bridgehampton was under attended and marginal at best. From our beat on the street, the
Saturday attendance was far from the claim that the "mini-Art Basel" was
now summering near the vineyards. Sure Tesla Motors might have been
hawking it's ware's to a crowd proud of their Bugati's, Aston's and even
Toyota Solara convertibles - yep the summer car for some on the tip of
America's societal scene (with all fairness there probably was a zip-car
sticker on a few of those convertibles for the neighborhood's visitors
and share goers).

The art on the walls - and those that shifted from one gallery to
another is what really counts for the advancement of collecting fine art
and the posturing of the next great artist movement. While we can't
assume much success with The Historical Society's art auction, the
galleries and dealers put on their classic, expected show face
"everything is going great." There were actually some great finds in
this era of "can anyone find the lost wealth of the Jones."

Chicago based artist Gregory Scott has done an exquisite job for the
advancement of "New Media". While Hockney cut his media to create
perspective, Gregory is actually a part of the perspective. He has shot
a gorgeous photograph of a scene which includes his own painting. Other
artists have done this technique as a method of paying homage to earlier
inspiration. What set's Gregory's works apart is the use of video and
the ability to engage interactively - aka experiential art. Scott
embeds a cleverly crafted video into the painting which is part of the
photograph. His connection at Art Hamptons: a colleague and show
contemporary - The Catherine Edelman Gallery. Catherine correctly
demonstrated how photography, painting and video are combined into a
series of works worthy of any collection - select works as editions sold
over the weekend. The new media movement is an electrifying experience
that can further diversify your fine art holdings.

The Investment Argument of New Media

2009-07-12T18:35:00.003-07:00

With today's continued concern for financial stability, some art should be looked at for it's long term value.

First and foremost when an artist, dealer or gallery can only claim a high sticker price for a non-credentialed artist or body of work, kindly say thank you but no thanks. That "it's a great investment or it's for charity" means typically "head for the hills." The bubble in assets has burst for many asset classes including in the arts generally. Is now the time to buy - absolutely.

What countless downturns have demonstrated is, like a stock, the chaf fall hard and those of substance, those with an ability to capture the world around us and make us relate and react ultimately create a new movement. The movement before us is New Media.

Don't be fooled - there have been predecessors to new media in the fine arts. Warhol, Hockney, Katz, Max, Agam, Vasarely, Wesselmann, Dali and Leichtenstein are the new basis to many new media artists. The pop art, op-art and surreal movement while somewhat tired is found in New Media.

When an artist embeds painting and photography into one - this is only new media when it comes alive electrically - and in rare or unique editions. When a sculptor or glass blower shoots a photo of the main work and frames it as an extension of the main work - this is not New Media (recycled media is perhaps a better definition). Ultimately the ease of an artist's ability to extend the main work's concept is no different than a block buster film promoting itself with countless sponsor goodies in a box for the masses.

The key in turbulent financial and art waters - credibility and skill perfected over an extended period of time - usually a lifetime. Investment art does exist - typically when artist are long gone. Consider a Warhol soup can screened onto a shopping bag over a tryptic of books photographed and then framed as fine art.

Warhol underwater at Thompson Lower East Side, New York

King of culture

2009-06-27T21:38:00.003-07:00

What is a world without an Icon of culture? If in the West (america) every option to play black and white, beat it into a thriller and any opportunity to spin a mix of Michael Jackson has become the ritual de jour. Whether in a car radio of a sixteen year old or that of a 5O something the tribute rocks on. Was the death of John Lennon or Jimi Hendrix as global, permiating and resonating in the 70s or 80s? Did Warhol reach so many? This editor thinks not. Feel free to comment

Female Icons - Fawcett and Bourke-White on film

2009-06-25T13:40:00.007-07:00

With the passing of Farrah Fawcett, known for her iconic role in 'Charlie's Angels' and to some known for her starring role in the Schiller movie "Bourke-White", it's important to reflect how female icons are nested in our culture. For those who are not aware, Fawcett, who was 62 and a common staple for boys to men looking for a poster pin up in the 70s, became an icon for mostly the sexy and stunning persona she displayed in front of the camera. She was the blonde bombshell that was incredibly sexy, tall and shapely.

Of course, the persona that she gained from Charlie's Angels made it difficult for the audience to see her in other roles. After she left the series, she starred on Broadway, other made-for-TV productions, and Hollywood films including the biography of photographer, Margaret Bourke-White, who was the first photographer for FORTUNE Magazine and one of the first four photographers of LIFE Magazine.

While the film was less than a blockbuster, it is one of the few that attempted to do two leading ladies justice related to their careers. By casting Fawcett as the "Mother of Modern Photojournalism", the actress was effectively finding a way out of her stereotypical style that the 70s had cast her to. One scene from the movie actually featured Bourke-White (Fawcett) shooting the historic photographs of Gandhi as he protested British power in India and the cast system. While educational and mildly entertaining, the film ultimately did not break the grip that culture had for Fawcett.

Fortunately so. Fawcett became the "mother" of pop-culture inspiration that change flat hair into big, put Texas women on the map and left an indelible mark in trades like Playboy. No she was not the first female to pose twice for career changing publications but she was the strength out of political malaise and daze found in the 70s and 80s. Fawcett became your locker inspiration or the inspiration for the girl standing next to you in school to use a blow dryer. Fawcett became the style consultant for most big hair photographs found in the 70s. Farrah Fawcett, while not accepted as an intelligent actress (similar to Anna Nicole, Marilyn, Pam and others), gave most women a subtle kick to be amazing in their own right. Bourke-White would have enjoyed shooting Fawcett.

She is survived by her son, Redmond, born in 1985; her long-time
companion, Ryan O'Neal.

Tiananmen Square and The Iconic Image

2009-06-01T12:51:00.010-07:00

What would Jeff Widener, a renowned photojournalist, say to the man whom his photograph immortalized? In the iconic image, the Chinese citizen, whose fate to this day is unknown, blocks the path of a procession of tanks in what remains a defining moment of the June 5th, 1989 Tiananmen Square aftermath. “I would ask him,” says Widener, “what finally carried him over the top emotionally? Had he lost a loved one in the military crackdown? Was it a planned case of defiance or had he just been broken down to the point that he no longer feared for his own personal safety?”

If not for the photographs, that of Widener along with the other journalists present that day, the man’s signal act of defiance might have been lost along with much else of the historical record, as the Chinese government sought to whitewash the fact of the six-week student-led protest, to propagate amnesia in the name of nationalism. But Widener happened to be there, one beat photographer among many, risking life and limb to capture events as they happened, and it was his image that the AP ultimately picked up, soon to be seared into minds around the globe.

Roger Cohen of the NY Times recently quoted Chinese researcher Shi Guoliang in the observation that, “students [at Beijing’s China Youth University for Political Sciences] don’t do sit-ins, they blog and use Twitter.” Faced with a vastly improved economic prognosis, Chinese youth twenty years later seem content to keep their dissident thoughts anonymous on the margins of the internet. Yet the power of Widener’s image abides, one individual standing over and against the iron fist of oppression, in a country where individualism has no ostensible platform.

Will that change? “You will see such images used more and more to make political statements as well as increase social awareness for all of us as humans,” says Widener. In ways obvious and subtle. Widener considers an image of Pope John Paul II stifling a yawn during a ceremony at St. George’s Cathedral in London, to be among his most revealing, “the human side of a great man.”

Great man or no, the anonymous Chinese citizen may have made a more resonant statement. As of April 29, 2009, The National reports that government censorship of English language accounts of the 1989 Tiananmen protests have been eased for the first time in mainland China.

About Jeff Price: Price is a New York based writer whose professional works focus on culture, politics and the big city lifestyle.

The Mel and El Show - Show and Tell

2009-05-21T13:24:00.004-07:00

Mel and El on 54th street is a real break from Broadway.

This is a funny innuendo riddled show for the X Generation able to laugh at itself.

While for everyone, this show hits the sweet spot for creative tribe
types as Mel and El have a Jersey Jewish background that is sure to
resonate with fellow tribes women.

What makes the show art is the tie in of music and the great 80s
culture. Yes its an XX club, decorated with The Boss's albums, lavish in
lady pink centered on a visit to memories performed and memories woven
into a glorious set design: A design that underlies how a generation of
women were influenced through pop culture, music and the arts while
dreaming of, shall we say, "their serviceable areas."

While El is happily hitched in reality, each performer sings and shares
their "club" memories that are cleverly sexual and, flat out hilarious.
A great part of the performance delves into these two real characters as
blossoming teens developing ads for a fictitious product sponsor:
"WOMAN".

For those who need comparisons, this is an off Broadway show similar to
Jewtopia. Its niche success should resonate with a broad audience - if
niche can be broad.

When at the Ars Nova Theater, mention that you heard the ad for "WOMAN"
at The Art Quarterly. Tickets available online
http://www.melandel.com/.

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LUBIE LOVE Screening April 22, Earth Day, in Denver, CO

2009-04-20T00:08:00.011-07:00

When executive producer and director Mason Hayutin ventured into the world of the nation's auto crisis it was long before it became front page news. You see, Hayutin, a classic example of American entrepreneurs having to work without any bailout funds coming his way, had the guts to put his money where his mouth was in the independent production of “LUBIE LOVE – One Trucker, One Love, One Country Addicted to Oil.”

The recently completed documentary journeys with a New Jersey Trucker who, as we find out, uncovers in 2005 not only the gas crisis and the government’s (Ws second term) conservation approach but the various Americans along the way who were making and not making efforts to curb our country’s foreign oil addiction due to terrible CAFE standards.

It is a story that Hayutin believes will resonate with audiences who care for both fixing the auto industry but also with those with a concern for the environment and free trade. The film is 66 minutes and uncovers some great destinations and characters along the country’s dilapidated highway system and major cities: New York, St. Louis, Denver, Phoenix and Los Angeles.

Hayutin, who looks forward to festival success in the Fall of ’09 and Spring of ’10, feels LUBIE LOVE has a great mix of a “youtube” zaniness with a serious subject. The film features New York based singer and song writer Ryan Saliman (also originally from Denver), whose tunes fit the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, the countryside gas stations of Missouri and the great vistas of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.

Some Denver merchants will be happy to know – the journey featured shoots in upscale Cherry Creek North, Sheplers in Greenwood Village and of course various gas and car washes like Waterway in Cherry Creek and Glendale’s Shotgun Willies. There is a great scene with a serious yet humorous interview of a Harley Davidson owner outside of Littleton’s Rocky Mountain Harley Davidson Motor Company.

To participate in a special LUBIE LOVE Earth Day event, GALLERY M has organized a “Freedom Ride” by local Harley enthusiasts on April 22, 2009. The rumble through Cherry Creek North will precede the showing of the "making" of the movie and the art installation at 7 PM. Tickets are available online at tickets.lubielove.com. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Questions can be directed to the gallery at 303.331.8400

Schatz has string of successes

2009-03-31T10:00:00.003-07:00

Howard Schatz, internationally collected and followed for his important contributions to fine art photography, has had a month of achievements that further his leadership and skill. Mid March, Schatz was once again selected as the lead story photographer of Sports Illustrated. SI relied on Howard's motion photography techniques to capture the power and dominance of St. Louis Cardinal's Albert Pujols (March 16, 2009). Across the pond, Schatz opened in Kiev, Ukraine: H2O The Underwater Photography of Howard Schatz on March 20th. The exhibit continues until April 20th. And in Germany, The Heinz-Nixdorf Museum, Motion Science, delves into Howard's various styles (underwater, use of light paired with motion and the human form). The Paderborn, Germany museum exhibit run's through July 5, 2009.

New Media and the Masters

2009-03-08T11:38:00.003-07:00

The art world has finally come to grip with the confluence of digital. Artists once considered ground breaking are mainstream and their use of the computer - more than accepted. In fact, film and video is permeating the contemporary shows consistently. There is a distinction between doing something for art's sake (like barking dogs being silenced or calmed by a lone tap dancer) or combining concept with motion (shooting an ascent up an adult jungle gym with a digital camera). It is experiential and enabling the "audience"/collector to interact. Is this of value to the fine arts or simply for the museum/public spectacle?

Weeks of Art Fairs - Fair Results

2009-03-08T10:07:00.011-07:00

When the thunder of Wall Street met Main Street in mid 08, the aloof in the art world felt art would be immune. Rational players in the art world have known otherwise and the loss of "hedge fund" money/speculation in art is repricing certain artists with limited skill and maintaining quality artists, and their galleries. From late February to late March, the art world hits New York with a variety of fairs and 1 underwhelming expo.

The Armory Show is perhaps the most significant to the overall art world's "pulse". Venerable dealers from the contemporary to the masters put on their best face and have adjusted to the changing economic reality. Some of these dealers have a solid showing of Stellas, Wesselmans, Beardens and Dines up for consideration along with names obscure to emerging collectors. Attendance has been "strong" through Saturday afternoon, per the Armory press department. Of course, "strong" in lookers vs. "strong" in buyers is a distinct difference for collectors, gallerists and artists alike. Our walk from the contemporary pier up the "scaffold" stairs to the "main Armory galleries" exposed that "sticker shock" is only relevant to the contemporary mess left behind. Yet one day, perhaps not today, some from the lower level will ascend to become main, sought after artists.

The significance of Obama signing stimulus in Denver

2009-02-18T11:20:00.009-07:00

In the midst of 46MPH winds and bright sunshine, President Obama selected Denver, CO for signing the Stimulus and Recovery Bill. Why Denver? Why not Denver! The sun shines more than 300 days a year; the wind blows on a consistent schedule throughout the year; residents relish the outdoors all year; and Colorado became a pivotal state in the presidential election of 2008. The president signed the bill at the Museum of Nature and Science, which is more than 100 years old and is powered by more than 400 photovoltaic cells on the roof of the museum. What an example for the President to show off (and demostrate) the creative energy of America - found in Colorado. He actually went to the roof of the museum to inspect the installation. Once inside, he noted the importance of the Colorado delegation in Congress to get this bill passed. With all the natural resources vested in Colorado, this state should be a leader in developing energy independence for the United States. Afterall, Vestas (Denmark) has established two manufacturing facilities in the state. Southwest Colorado with its abundance of sun and wind, could power a majority of the United States (per the Energy office of Governor Ritter and the sharp folks at NREL). With private investment matched by public incentives, the natural landscape can be painted and crafted in a profitable canvas of design, technology and concern for keeping Colorado beautiful. And I'm no hippie named moonbeam.

Red Phallic Symbol on Highway - Highland Bridge

2008-12-29T15:35:00.005-07:00

Well Denver has done it again. Found a way to spend it's hard earned public coffers on fine art that doesn't serve a purpose. This is the banter on the airwaves by Caplis and DA turned Radio Host, Craig Silverman. Are they wrong?

We think partly. Art as monuments to war/causes are traditional statements for rallies; art as monuments to the creative thoughts, the engine for America's next generations are for the human spirit at all levels. Ultimately, monuments like that wasted money of a death horse greeting fine travelers with a poltergeist Colorado/Denver welcome look at DIA should indeed be desecrated and removed. Nothing elegant or proud of civic culture comes from it - which may not be the case from glancing at this red phallic symbol.

Veterans Day Celebration

2008-11-10T11:55:00.005-07:00

Veterans Day congers up the memory of Japan's surrender in WWII and the reaction of Americans to the end of the war. Tomorrow in New York, 'the nurse' in Alfred Eisenstaedt's most famous photograph of WWII is the grand marshal of the NYC Veterans Day Parade. She will be dressed in her 'whites' as she says she was in Times Square that memorable day. Since Eisenstaedt did not know the sailor and the nurse in his photograph, will we ever know the true identities. Indeed, we certainly can collect this iconic photograph to keep this day alive from generations to generations.

Fall Edition of Art Quarterly is now online

2008-11-10T02:14:00.004-07:00

Living a simple, elegant lifestyle is inclusive with the fine arts. The latest edition of The Art Quarterly is now available for download. Features include: "America in All Her Grandeur - The Solo Exhibit of Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen"; Photographers Joshua Barash and Howard Schatz's exploration with emerging techniques; and holiday options and MARKET TWO opportunities.

Leaders and Their Followers

2008-11-05T13:17:00.003-07:00

Today we experience a new America as Barack Obama is now President-elect of the United States. Watching Charlie Rose and his guests talk about the election, I was struck by the statement of Bernard Henri-Levy (philosopher, activist, journalist, filmmaker, author of "Who Killed Daniel Pearl") as he joined in with the discussion of the pundits, historians, and friends of Obama. He said that the uniqueness of Obama is that he stands on the shoulders of Martin Luther King, who stood on the shoulders of John F. Kennedy. The panel also discussed the historical significance that the 44th president will be an African American, but that this African American is the one who will assume this mantel of responsibility. How appropriate that his acceptance speach was in the footsteps of MLK -shown by Photographer Ted Williams, in his 1966 Chicago Rally.

Invent Baby Invent

2008-10-31T12:26:00.004-07:00

Again, I listened to New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman, talk about his thoughts for the future of the United States. He said that in this political climate of McCain vs. Obama the mantra must be 'Invent Baby Invent' not 'Drill Baby Drill'. This country of blue states/red states/ but all are the United States of America (as Obama said in 2004), we must be developing energy independence for ourselves, which will then filter out to the rest of the world. By developing wind power, solar polar and other renewable sources of energy, we will be able to green our environment for generations to come.

Thus 'America in all of her Grandeur' is so timely. Opening November 14, 2008 (thru March 31, 2009), the paintings of Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen record the natural beauty of our land whether it be Joshua Tree National Park (CA); Rocky Mountain National Park (CO) or Shenandoah National Park (VA).

Photography influences on news culture

2008-10-27T21:07:00.005-07:00

In the October issue of 'Vanity Fair' Magazine, the editors featured 'the 25 best news photographs' in honor of the magazine's 25th anniversary. At GALLERY M, we can relate. Not only is it our start of our 13 year, we believe, as does Vanity Fair, that art (including photography) has the ability to be transformational; to transform the viewers' lives. Of the 25 photographs highlighted in the issue, GALLERY M represents 7 of the 25 images mentioned including: The Flag Raising on Mt. Suribuchi by Joe Rosenthal; Dewey Defeats Truman as captured by Ed Clark; Nick Ut's Kim Phuc in Vietnam Napalm, Nixon Waves Farewll by the Associated Press, Tianamen Square Demonstration, and poingent images from the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech" which has a similar feel to our own Ted Williams' Soldier Field MLK works and the vintage photograph shown here by Francis Miller; ; Police Chief shooting a Viet Cong officer by Eddie Adams; Nixon boarding the plane the day of his resignation; John Kennedy Jr saluting his father released by AP; Students being escorted to high school as desegregation begins as a vintage by Ed Clark; ; Tiananmen Square Associated Press photographer depicting the importance of one person can make a difference.

What a statement of the times we live in; what a statement of the significance of GALLERY M as it continues to assist collectors build collections of importance.