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The Collector’s Eye: Art and Artifacts From American Estates Live Auction: Saturday, March 26, 2016, 10AM EST Exhibition: March 24-25, 11AM-5PM Material Culture's upcoming auction, "The Collector's Eye: Art and Artifacts From American Estates", on Saturday, March 26 (10am est), offers a far-ranging gathering that crosses cultures, mediums, and time periods in a manner that is becoming a curatorial hallmark for the auction house. Categories in this sale include: American, International, Folk and Self-Taught art; Antiquities; Chinese and Asian Arts; Ethnographic and Tribal Art; Antique Carpets and Textiles; Rare Books, Photography, Works on Paper, and Posters. Lot 2. Rare 1st Edition: Roll, Jordan, Roll, Signed/No. 230, Est. $6,000-$8,000 The sale begins with rare books, including, from an Illinois estate, a signed first edition of the classic study of early 20th century plantation life in the American south, Roll, Jordan, Roll, written by Julia Peterkin, and illustrated with a complete set of 90 full-page, hand-pulled copper photogravures after photographs by Doris Ullman. Published in 1933 by Robert O. Ballou, in an edition of 350 numbered copies, this one is numbered "230" and signed by both Ullman and Perterkin on the colophon (est 6000-8000) Photography and Posters are next in [...]

The Collector’s Eye: Art and Artifact Live Auction: Saturday, March 26, 2016, 10AM EST Exhibition: March 24-26, 11am-5pm

Throughout the history of Material Culture and its associated companies, our work has been rooted in the lives and the art of the craftspeople in the far-flung countries we visit. Their dedication, artistry and spirit has always served as our inspiration, and we seek to honor them by study and to create projects that foster their work. This, as much as our desire to connect their humanity with yours through the objects of their creation, has formed the backbone of our organization. Consequently, we invite you to explore our projects and studies in the field, to put places, faces and stories behind the artifacts you can find in our store. From our work encouraging weavers in Turkey to bring forth designs of their own imagination, to the Asoso Project for the creation of unique wooden furniture in Ghana, to the sponsorship of the late Nigerian artist, Twins Seven-Seven as artist-in-residence here at our Philadelphia location, to many others, our goal as ever is to bind continents together through the power of the creative will.

Thursday Night Supper Clubs At Baba Olga’s Kitchen... Great Food, Live Music, Old World Hospitality! Tickets: $55 per person/per dinner (+tax) Live Music, BYOB Limited Reserved Seating 7:00 to 10:00pm Free Parking Recent Philadelphia Inquirer Story Afro-Centric Cuisine of Bahia Thursday Night Dinner, March 17th, 7 to 10pm Live Music by Patricia King & Orlando Haddad of Minas Order Tickets Acaraje: Black-Eyed Pea Fritters Stuffed with Shrimp-Cashew Vatapa & green and red tomato relish Hearts of Palm Salad with Avocado, Cherry Tomatoes & Chile-Lime Dressing Feijoada Completa: braised black beans, spiced slow-cooked pork shoulder, chouriço sausage & tasso ham; sliced navel oranges, garlic-braised kale, molho hot sauce, rice Brazil Nut & Espresso Torte with Tropical Fruits in Passion Fruit Sauce