Antiques and the Arts Weekly

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Antiques and The Arts Weekly is an American, national weekly magazine covering art and antiques. [1]

History

Antiques and The Arts Weekly was founded in 1963 by R. Scudder Smith, publisher of the Newtown Bee , a newspaper covering Newtown, Connecticut that was founded by Smith's grandfather in 1877. [2] in 1988 the Weekly had a paid circulation of 23,000 in Europe, Canada and the United States. [2] A publication for the trade, the Weekly is regarded as an important source of journalism about the American and Canadian antiques market. [3]

In 1991 architect Roger P. Ferris of Southport, Connecticut, designed a large, new, printing plant for the Weekly, with a fieldstone base and cedar shingle walls and roof designed to fit in with Newtown's carefully preserved historic look. [4]

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References

  1. Blumenthal, Ralph (14 September 1999). "Collecting Facts For Fun and Profit; A Publisher Keeps a Keen Eye on the Antiques World". New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Foderaro, Lisa (9 June 1988). "A Family Commitment: Auctions and Antiques". New York Times . Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. "Tracking the Progress of Some Special Items Over the Past Year". New York Times. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Newtown Bee; Printing Plant that Fits In". New York Times. 2 June 1991. Retrieved 24 October 2019.