In 1957, after his death, Parke-Bernet auctioned off the lot, including the "of the people" leaf.

FORBES: Magazine Article

In a Kandinsky auction at Sotheby Parke Bernet in 1971 the Nahmads bought half of the paintings.

FORBES: The Art of the Deal

Peter Wilson, Sotheby's suave, Eton-educated chairman, expanded Parke Bernet's novel practice of opening its galleries for presale exhibits.

FORBES: Revenge of the Nerds

Michael Parke, of Cockermouth, died at Whitehaven's West Cumberland Hospital on 6 December.

BBC: West Cumberland Hospital

He became Sotheby's first American employee (the company acquired auctioneer Parke-Bernet, where he worked, in 1967) before founding his real-estate office in 1981.

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Doug Parke of DP Sales Management in Kentucky has been brokering deals for the past 30 years with people who want to invest or buy a stake in the pedigree Simmental breed of cattle.

BBC: Investors bet on breeding success

Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding in the counties of Benton, Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Dubois, Floyd, Franklin, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Knox, Martin, Monroe, Ohio, Orange, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Ripley, Scott, Spencer, Starke, Sullivan, Switzerland, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Washington.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Indiana Disaster Declaration