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FDAC Picnic and Auction 2008

The Summer Fun Begins This Saturday, May 17!

The Friends of the Davison Art Center invite you to the FDAC Picnic and Auction 2008. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Davison Art Center Collection.

Samuel Magee Green II (American, 1909-1995), Untitled (Cape May, New Jersey shore), oil painting on board, 33" x 85" (photo: R. Brault)

One featured item will be a large painting, shown above, by Samuel Green. As suggested by the images below, among the many other lots up for bid will be prints (the one at lower left depicts Wesleyan's Russell House), fine carpets, unique works of art, historic maps, and a wide variety of other objects.

The event will take place on Saturday 17 May 2008:

3:30-5:30 P.M.: Festivities begin with a picnic and silent auction:

Bring a picnic and dine informally on the lawn or formally at tables set up around the picturesque Alsop House grounds and fountain.
Peruse catalogued items for the Main Auction. They will be on display in the front rooms of the Alsop House.
Put your eBay® skills to use with the Silent Auction, a fun-filled competitive sale of many desirable uncatalogued items in all price ranges.

6:30 P.M.: Main Auction begins. David Redden, Vice Chairman of Sotheby's, Inc., and Wesleyan Class of 1970, will open the bidding for an impressive variety of offerings to include:

fine works of art (including the wooden sculpture at right, by John Martin)
antiques
decorative items
professional services
vacation accommodations
unique special offers and opportunities

2008 FDAC Auction: John Martin sculpture

The Main Auction catalogue is being mailed in printed form to each registered attendee. Now available for download is a PDF version of the catalogue (this 800 KB file, in "PDF" format, may download slowly over some Internet connections). The PDF and paper versions contain all of the same information about the objects to be auctioned (aside from minor reformatting, the only difference between the two is the removal of donor information from the PDF for privacy reasons).

Reservations:

Space is limited, and we strongly encourage advance reservations. Invitations and registration forms have been mailed; you also may download, print, and mail the registration form available here (also in PDF format). We accept cash or checks only for admission and auction items.

If you would like to donate or you have other questions, please send email to <fdac-auction[at]wesleyan.edu> (please replace "[at]" with the "@" sign before sending).