Antiques Roadshow: Tucson, Ariz. - Hour Three

Airs Monday, August 20, 2012 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

At ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Tucson, Arizona, appraiser Colleen Fesko of Skinner (right) proves she's an insider when she discovers a trio of paintings by 20th-century French "outsider " artist Gaston Chaissac. The artist never fit into a standard style, using anthropomorphic shapes, pre-historic images, children's art images, with a strong Picasso influence throughout his pieces. Purchased by the owner's parents at an art gallery in Paris in the early 1960s, this collection of later Chaissac works is given an auction value of $50,000 to $100,000.

Credit: Courtesy of Jeff Dunn for WGBH

Above: At ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Tucson, Arizona, appraiser Colleen Fesko of Skinner (right) proves she's an insider when she discovers a trio of paintings by 20th-century French "outsider " artist Gaston Chaissac. The artist never fit into a standard style, using anthropomorphic shapes, pre-historic images, children's art images, with a strong Picasso influence throughout his pieces. Purchased by the owner's parents at an art gallery in Paris in the early 1960s, this collection of later Chaissac works is given an auction value of $50,000 to $100,000.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Specialists from the country's leading auction houses and independent dealers from across the nation travel throughout the United States offering free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cameras watch as owners recount tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-neglected items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds.

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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW wraps up its trip to Tucson, Arizona, as host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Colleene Fesko tour the Tucson Museum of Art, rounding up works of art depicting horses.

At the Tucson Convention Center, crowds brave the 104-degree heat to bring in some cool objects, including a rare collection of 1956 Olympics memorabilia saved by the owner’s father, trainer for the gold medal-winning American basketball team that included Bill Russell; a striking collection of World War II American propaganda posters; and a trio of paintings by acclaimed 20th-century French “outsider” artist Gaston Chaissac, given an auction estimate of $50,000-$100,000.

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Antiques Roadshow: World War II Propaganda Posters

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Watch Coming Monday, August 20, at 8/7C, Tucson, Hour 3 on PBS. See more from Antiques Roadshow.

Above: In this preview from Tucson (Hour 3), Nicho Lowry appraises a collection of World War II propaganda posters, including two rare depictions of Rosie the Riveter.

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