July 27, 2024
Tag: completists
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Samplers vs Completists
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In a continuing debate – ongoing for nearly twenty years – one of my dearest postcard friends and I have wondered, “When collecting sets of postcards, which is better, being a “sampler” or being a “completist.” For the sake of debate, we define a sampler as someone who collects any piece of a set without…
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August 5, 2021 8 Comments
It’s been called the most important art exhibition held in the United States. The 1913 Armory Art show sponsored by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors changed the minds of Americans interested in modern art. The doors were open 12 hours a day for a month and postcards led a flood of art lovers to the hall.