Antiques Roadshow: Junk In The Trunk

Airs Monday, March 12, 2012 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

At "Antiques Roadshow" in Des Moines, Iowa, this guest shows off his collection of Iowa native Grant Wood artwork and personal effects. Inherited from Wood’s aunt, the assortment includes a drawing and lithograph, as well as a trunk containing some of the iconic American artist’s possessions. Thrilled by the discovery, appraiser David Weiss offered an evaluation of $14,000 to $22,000.

Credit: Courtesy of ©Jeff Dunn for WGBH

Above: At "Antiques Roadshow" in Des Moines, Iowa, this guest shows off his collection of Iowa native Grant Wood artwork and personal effects. Inherited from Wood’s aunt, the assortment includes a drawing and lithograph, as well as a trunk containing some of the iconic American artist’s possessions. Thrilled by the discovery, appraiser David Weiss offered an evaluation of $14,000 to $22,000.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Just when you thought "Antiques Roadshow" couldn’t possibly have more great discoveries to share, comes this special edition. “Junk in the Trunk” is a new episode of never-before-seen appraisals from "Roadshow’s" 2011 season.

Highlights include one of a set of six inherited chairs, made 50 years ago by a furniture designer who also did commissions for Aristotle Onassis; a rare and extensive collection of WWII prison camp materials that posthumously established a glider pilot’s eligibility for a medal from the U.S. Department of Defense; and a drawing and lithograph by iconic American artist Grant Wood, as well as a trunk containing some of his possessions, acquired by the owner from Wood’s aunt and valued at $14,000 to $22,000.

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Preview: Antiques Roadshow: Junk In The Trunk

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Antiques Roadshow: World War II U.S. Glider Pilot's POW Group

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Junk In The Trunk: Columbia Diploma, Eisenhower Signature

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Watch Coming Up Monday, November 7th, at 8/7C PM: Junk in the Trunk on PBS. See more from Antiques Roadshow.

Above: In a preview from ROADSHOW's special "Junk in the Trunk," Catherine Williamson gives high marks to an above-average Columbia University diploma.

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