Printed & Manuscript African Americana

Books & Manuscripts

Auction Highlights: Printed & Manuscript African Americana — March 21, 2024

One of our largest African Americana auctions to date includes important documentation of the abolition movement, ca…

Autographs

Nicholas D. Lowry’s Specialist Picks: Favorite Lots from The Subculture Sale

Nicholas D. Lowry shares his picks for The Subculture Sale. Bidding open now through February 8.

19th & 20th Century Literature

2023: Year in Review

Swann Galleries continued to offer exceptional auctions of quality material in 2023. The year featured several colle…

A Look Back At Swann’s Book & Manuscripts Sales

Winter/Spring 2023 Brings a Record-Breaking Season for the Books & Manuscripts Department Books and manuscripts …

Records & Results: Spring 2023 Sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana

The March 2023 sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana brings $1.3M making it the highest-grossing sale …

African American Art

Rick Stattler’s Auction Selections for Spring 2023

Spring has just about sprung, and Swann Galleries’ resident Americana specialist, and director of the house…

Printed & Manuscript African Americana: March 30, 2023 Auction Highlights

The field of African American visual art is documented through exhibit posters and catalogues, two pieces of illustr…

2022: Year in Review

2022 was a historic year for Swann in more ways than one. The house celebrated its 80th year of auctions, bringing w…

This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2022 Auctions in Review

The winter-spring auction season at Swann is a masterclass in marathon training, and the 2022 iteration proved no di…

At Auction March 24 — Selections from the Collection of Jack Greenberg

Offerings from the Collection of Civil Rights Attorney Jack Greenberg in our March 24 sale of Printed & Manuscri…

Printed Manuscript & African Americana: March 24, 2022 Auction Highlights

Jack Greenberg Collection Also featured is a collection from the late Jack Greenberg, the longtime head of the NAACP…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2021: Year in Review

As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.