LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History

Webinar August 16: A Conversation with the Memphis Brooks Museum

Monday, August 16 at 6PM ET Swann President Nicholas D. Lowry will be in conversation with Memphis Brooks Museum cur…

Upcoming Highlights: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History—At Auction August 19, 2021

This year Swann Galleries holds a third annual auction dedicated to the art, material culture, and history of the LG…

LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History—At Auction August 19, 2021

This year Swann Galleries holds a third annual auction dedicated to the art, material culture, and history of the LG…

African American Art

Play Ball!: The Unlikely Tradition of Baseball Ephemera at Swann

With the arrival of baseball’s Opening Day, spring is truly here. Swann does not handle baseball memorabilia in…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2020: Year in Review

In a year that was unlike any in our lifetimes, Swann’s specialists and staff proved to be as resilient and in…

August 2020 LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History Sale Brings $1M

Swann Sets New Auction Record for Tom of Finland The second iteration of Swann Galleries’ LGBTQ+ Art, Material Cultu…

Illustration Art

Artist Profile: Antonio Lopez

Antonio Lopez, the bold and blazingly talented fashion illustrator, designer, and stylist of the 1960s-80s was a tru…

Contemporary Art

David Wojnarowicz: A Heightened State of Activism

David Wojnarowicz was a multifaceted artist known for works that put the AIDS epidemic at the forefront of New York …

African American Art

Artists Reclaiming the Queer Black Male Form

Richmond Barthé, Beauford Delaney, Kehinde Wiley, Freddie Styles, and Glenn Ligon produced artworks that are in sole…

Upcoming Highlights: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History

Our second annual auction dedicated to the art, material culture, and history of the LGBTQ+ community features items…

LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History

At Auction August 13, 2020 A Portion of Proceeds to Benefit NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project 19th & 20th Century …

Forthcoming in August 2020: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History

Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day, 1971. Upcoming at auction. Remembering & Creating History Swann Galleries…