SAN MARINO, CA (AP).- During the final days of World War II, as American soldiers were returning from Germany with swastika-inscribed helmets, flags and other Nazi memorabilia, Gen. George Patton was packing up his own set of souvenirs. The legendary f…
National Archives to House Infamous Nazi World War II Papers
SAN MARINO, CA (AP).- During the final days of World War II, as American soldiers were returning from Germany with swastika-inscribed helmets, flags and other Nazi memorabilia, Gen. George Patton was packing up his own set of souvenirs. The legendary f…
National Archives to House Infamous Nazi World War II Papers
SAN MARINO, CA (AP).- During the final days of World War II, as American soldiers were returning from Germany with swastika-inscribed helmets, flags and other Nazi memorabilia, Gen. George Patton was packing up his own set of souvenirs. The legendary f…
United States Funds Restoration of Global Islamic Sites
NEW YORK, NY.- The good will tour of the Middle East by the imam behind the proposed mosque near ground zero is just part of the U.S. government’s efforts to reach out to the Muslim world. This year, the Obama administration will spend nearly $6 millio…
Daniel M. Finley Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Autry National Center
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Board of Trustees of the Autry National Center announced the appointment of Daniel M. Finley as the institution’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Finley will succeed John Gray, who led the Autry for more than a…
New York City on Track for Record Number of Tourists in 2010
NEW YORK (AP).- Tourists are flowing into New York City at a rate that puts the city on track to host a record number of visitors in 2010, officials said Wednesday. City officials said preliminary tourism data show New York is on course to surpass its …
Richard Avedon Photos Headed to Paris Auction at Christie’s
NEW YORK (AP).- One of Richard Avedon’s most defining photographs is of a willowy model adorned in a Dior evening gown, a silk sash cascading down her slender leg, striking a dramatic pose against a row of circus elephants. It is signature Avedon. Dram…
Post-War and Contemporary Evening Auction at Christie’s in London Realises $68.6 Million
LONDON.- The Post-War and Contemporary Evening Auction took place this evening at Christie’s and realised £45,640,200 /$68,642,861/ €56,091,806, selling 84% by lot and 85% by value. “We curated this sale very carefully, offering a diver…
Post-War & Contemporary Evening Auction at Christie’s Realises $68.6 Million
LONDON.- The Post-War and Contemporary Evening
Auction took place 30 June at Christie’s and realised £45,640,200
/$68,642,861/ €56,091,806, selling 84% by lot and 85% by value. The top
price
was paid for Silver Liz, 1963, by…
Post-War and Contemporary Evening Auction at Christie’s Realises $68.6 Million
LONDON.- The Post-War and Contemporary Evening Auction took place this evening at Christie’s and realised £45,640,200 /$68,642,861/ €56,091,806, selling 84% by lot and 85% by value. “We curated this sale very carefully, offering a diver…