LONDON.- Bonhams sale of Fine Antique Arms and Armour on July 20th at Knightbridge includes the life’s work of a medical doctor, Peter Parsons, whose passion was armour. The collection is a perhaps strange interest for a man who spent his life dea…
Rare 16th Century Helmet Used by Opera House as a Stage Prop for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Bonhams sale of Fine Antique Arms and Armour on July 20th at Knightbridge includes the life’s work of a medical doctor, Peter Parsons, whose passion was armour. The collection is a perhaps strange interest for a man who spent his life dea…
Baltimore Cuts Off Funding for Poe House
BALTIMORE (AP).- Baltimore has cut off funding for the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, one of the strongest links between the literary icon and the city that claims him as its own. Curator Jeff Jerome says he’s been told that the Poe House must bec…
Richard Wright’s Most Complex Painting to Date Unveiled at the Dean Gallery
LONDON.- The most complex and ambitious painting to date by 2009 Turner prize-winner, Richard Wright, was unveiled today, 30 June 2010. One of three major artworks commissioned by the Edinburgh Art Festival with support from the Scottish Government…