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A photograph from Stan Sherer's upcoming exhibit at Historic Northampton displays printed cloth, shown Tuesday. The exhibit juxtaposes old photographs and images of Northampton's silk industry with photos Sherer has taken of the modern silk industry in China.

SARAH CROSBY

Art People: Stan Sherer, photographer

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Stan Sherer enjoys taking an occasional landscape photo, but that’s mainly as a reminder of a scene he’s enjoyed. It’s difficult at best, he says, to capture the expansive beauty of the outdoors. “I’m always thinking, ‘Do I really need to photograph this?’ ” he says. What Sherer, of Northampton, really likes to photograph is, as he puts it, “the … 0

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Sothebys New York shows a Navajo man's wearing blanket from the collection of Andy Williams. Williams' eclectic art collection has brought $46 million at a New York City auction on Wednesday May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, File)

Andy Williams' eclectic art collection auctions for $46 million

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Andy Williams’ eclectic art collection has brought $46 million at a New York City auction. The works sold on Wednesday, the first of a two-day sale at Christie’s. The late singer’s taste ranged from contemporary, impressionist and modern to Latin American and 20th-century decorative art and design. He … 0

This image released by Christie's auction house on Friday April 12, 2013, shows a drip painting by Jackson Pollock. The important drip painting by Pollock, "Number 19," realized a record $58.3 million at the Christie's auction Wednesday May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Christie's)

Jean-Michel Basquiat painting sets new auction record at $48.8 million

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — A Jean-Michel Basquiat painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York. Christie’s says “Dustheads” sold for $48.8 million on Wednesday. His “Untitled,” a painting of a black fisherman, held the previous record when it sold … 0

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