Visit our African Art dealer, Hemingway African Gallery at Architectural Digest’s Design Show, March 17-20, at Piers 92 & 94. Gallery owner Brian Gaisford will also give a short talk about his experience with African Art and work in Wildlife Conservation for Architectural Digest’ 40th Anniversary. See details below. Contact Logan at hemingwaysafaris@gmail.com for complimentary […]
A message from our dealer Brian Gaisford, passionate conservationist and owner of Hemingway African Gallery: Dear Cecil Supporters, I am just back from Zimbabwe where I tried to get to the bottom of how Dr. Palmer of Minnesota allegedly killed Cecil the Lion. The media has presented many versions and inaccuracies of this tragedy. We […]
In our new video blog series, Dealer Q&A, we ask our world-class dealers about their galleries’ specialties. First up: Brian Gaisford of Hemingway African Gallery tells us about the fascinating art of Shona sculpture. “We are the largest and we were the first dealer of Shona sculpture in the United States,” says Brian Gaisford. “Hemingway […]
Continuing our NEW Vintage & Antique Finds series, we present five arresting examples of traditional African decor recently added to our online catalog. Each piece hails from a distinct African tradition but they share those two essential qualities of stop-in-your-tracks decor–craftsmanship and stature. To shop these items or learn more, contact Hemingway African Gallery. 1. […]
“Nimba is the joy of living” for the Baga peoples of Guinea, Africa. The most vital of the Baga arts, the headdress known as Nimba or D’mba represents the “universal mother” in Baga society; a figure of fertility and protection who presides over important events like agricultural ceremonies, weddings, and funerals. According to the Metropolitan […]
As we were browsing the online catalog for our post, A Global Collection of Antique Chairs, we came across this serendipitous surprise from Hemingway African Gallery. With World Cup 2014 fever sweeping the globe, it feels only right to profile this relic of both the near and distant past. Notably the first World Cup hosted […]
Thonet child’s chair, beechwood and cane, Vienna, circa 1900. Width: 15-1/2″ Depth: 18″ Height: 27″ Burke’s Antiques. With summer home decoration in full swing, we thought we’d take a look at our galleries’ fantastic collection of antique and vintage seating furniture. Taken together, it’s a fascinating picture of the opulent, playful, daring ways to […]
This Regency period painted miniature features ethereal dancing figures of mother and son. French, c. 1820. Melody Rodgers. Like every mother, every Mother’s Day gift should be unique. Happily, uniqueness is our specialty at The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center. See here for 10 original, rare, and beautiful gifts for the woman who gave you […]
The Manhattan Art and Antiques Center is proud to present an exclusive exhibition of Hemingway African Gallery‘s collection of hand-painted movie posters from Ghana, on view until March 31, 2014. As Brian Gaisford, owner of Hemingway Gallery states, “While the Hollywood movie industry is famous for spending literal fortunes on their film fare and its […]
Welcome to a new year of fantastic old finds! We hope 2014 is your best year in antiques. You can see all the items we’ve recently added to the website here. The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center is located at 1050 Second Avenue at 56th Street, New York, NY. We’re open Mon-Sat 10:30 AM to […]