Some kids shoot water-pressure rockets in the backyard and move on to other hobbies. Others channel that childlike wonder ...

aper money can reveal far more than what a nation once used to buy and sell. Its portraits, landmarks, symbols, maps, and even unrealized designs can document political change, national identity, and ...

or generations, American artists have found inspiration in the transformation of fall, capturing autumn not simply as a season but as a mood — sometimes exhilarating, sometimes contemplative, and ...

or an art movement called Lowbrow, there is a lot to take seriously. The cartoons, strange characters, and humor catch your attention first. Look closer and you begin to appreciate the draftsmanship, ...

For some collectors, items with manufacturing errors are to be disregarded. After all, many in the collectibles world seek out only the highest grades and fewest ...

From blues to metal, the guitar provides some of the most identifiable sounds of a music act. Skill and showmanship notwithstanding, fans and instrumentalists can literally capture and collect iconic ...

The quest begins. A corroded “No Trespassing” sign on a chain-link fence. An iron gate. A decaying estate. A bedroom in a hilltop modern-day palace, where a titan of 20 th-century America breathes his ...

Del Toro’s obsessive nature doesn’t end with his films. Over recent years, cinephiles and pop-culture collectors alike have come to understand that del Toro is an insatiable collector of the things ...

he highest-graded copy of the earliest sealed edition of Super Mario Bros., the iconic game whose popularity established Nintendo’s dominance in home console gaming in the 1980s, sold for $3 million ...

ver the past couple of decades, perceptions of collecting vintage video games have shifted dramatically. In the 1980s and 1990s, titles from earlier consoles were typically seen as outdated — or, at ...

atrick Nagel has been misunderstood by connoisseurs of fine art for too long. But if the past 13 years of surging sales at Heritage Auctions are any indication, the artist is finally getting his due.