Blackwell’s Jewelers
Creators of Fine Jewelry
2265 Roswell Rd., 500- B I Marietta, GA 30062
www.blackwellsjewelers.com I 770-973-7881 I blackwells@earthlink.net
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PRESENTED COBB LIFE BY Knoke took it down off the wall, and he recalls, “I
looked at it and — it was not a print. It was an original oil
painting.” He walked away with it for $150, with the
woman seeming to be glad to have gotten even that much.
As he alludes to, Knoke’s also worked closely with a
number of museums around the South, in recent decades
trading and lending the work of folk artists like Howard
Finster and Ulysses Davis. He’s dealt with the High in
Atlanta, the Morris Museum in Augusta, the Booth
Knoke will frequently get calls from folks
on the other side of the country, asking if
he’s interested in a given piece — but he
once found a stunning Menaboni by way
of every dealer’s dream: at an unassuming
estate sale.
DECEMBER 2021 | COBB LIFE 13
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