NEW ORLEANS (AP).- Bombers and torpedo planes will be the stars of the latest expansion of the National World War II Museum, and visitors will be able to get close-up views of the war planes on elevated catwalks. Construction of the new $35 million ex…
IMA to Present Video Exhibition Examining the Relationship Between Camera Frame and Unbounded Space
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced today that it will present Framed, an exhibition featuring videos created by five emerging and mid-career solo artists and one artistic collaborative—contextualizing their work in relatio…
Printmaking through the Ages at Christie’s this September
LONDON.- Christie’s announced the September auction of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints, which will showcase five centuries of printmaking and a remarkable selection of famous names from all periods. Alongside iconic prints by Andy Warhol, Ro…
Printmaking through the Ages at Christie’s this September
LONDON.- Christie’s announced the September auction of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints, which will showcase five centuries of printmaking and a remarkable selection of famous names from all periods. Alongside iconic prints by Andy Warhol, Ro…
Queen Victoria’s Christmas Presents to John Brown Makes £23,000 at Bonhams
LONDON.- Christmas presents from Queen Victoria to her favourite personal servant, John Brown, sold for £23,400 at Bonhams Scottish sale in Edinburgh today (19 August). A silver mounted claret jug, engraved V.R. TO J.B/VICTORIA 1872, which had which r…
Whisky Galore Bottle Makes £4,200 at Bonhams Scottish Sale
LONDON.- A bottle of whisky salvaged from the “Whisky Galore” ship, The SS Politician, was sold today for £4,200 on the second day of Bonhams annual Scottish Sale in Edinburgh. It was retrieved from the wreck of the ship in the 1950s or 19…
Jazz Scene Photographer Herman Leonard Dies at 87 in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP).- Jazz scene photographer Herman Leonard, famous for his smoky, backlighted black-and-white photos of such greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra, has died. He was 87. L…
Newly Acquired Works from the Walker Collection Featured in Exhibition
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- An empty wooden box, a clear plastic cup, a pair of balloons, a spray of paint, a bed of moss, a moment in time. Exploring the poetic and conceptual promise of minimal gestures and simple materials, the Walker Art Center exhibition A …
Bob Dylan to Exhibit at the National Gallery of Denmark
COPENHAGEN.- Bob Dylan has been a prolific painter and draughtsman since the 1960s. The multi-talented artist has, however, long kept this lesser-known aspect of his work to himself; only over the course of the last three years has he appeared in publi…
Jimi Hendrix Items on Show in His Former London Home
LONDON (AP).- Clothing, mementoes and handwritten lyrics belonging to Jimi Hendrix are going on display at his former London home to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. The guitarist lived during the late 1960s in an apartment in the Mayfair area o…