PORTLAND, ME.- At today’s Board of Trustees meeting, the Portland Museum of Art determined that the proceeds from the major gift of $3 million given to the Museum from the family of Emily Eaton Moore will be allocated as follows: $1 million to cre…
Baghdad, 5 March 2007: A New Display with Jeremy Deller
LONDON.- The Imperial War Museum London will display a car salvaged from the bombing of the historic Al-Mutanabbi street book market in Baghdad. The bombing on 5 March 2007 killed thirty-eight people and wounded many more, and is viewed as an attack on…
Baghdad, 5 March 2007: A New Display with Jeremy Deller
LONDON.- The Imperial War Museum London will display a car salvaged from the bombing of the historic Al-Mutanabbi street book market in Baghdad. The bombing on 5 March 2007 killed thirty-eight people and wounded many more, and is viewed as an attack on…
Winnipeg Art Gallery Acquires Important Painting by John Everett Millais
WINNIPEG.- The Winnipeg Art Gallery announced the acquisition through gift of one of the finest paintings created by Sir John Everett Millais, a leading 19th century British artist. The large canvas entitled ,em>Afternoon Tea (or The Gossips) ,/em> and…
Winnipeg Art Gallery Acquires Important Painting by John Everett Millais
WINNIPEG.- The Winnipeg Art Gallery announced the acquisition through gift of one of the finest paintings created by Sir John Everett Millais, a leading 19th century British artist. The large canvas entitled ,em>Afternoon Tea (or The Gossips) ,/em> and…
Leeds Art Gallery Displays Major Elisabeth Frink Sculpture
LEEDS.- Birdman, a life-size sculpture by acclaimed artist Elisabeth Frink (1930 – 1993) has gone on display at Leeds Art Gallery. Valued at £250,000, the unique plaster maquette was given to Leeds through the Art Fund by the Frink Estate and Beaux Ar…
Leeds Art Gallery Displays Major Elisabeth Frink Sculpture
LEEDS.- Birdman, a life-size sculpture by acclaimed artist Elisabeth Frink (1930 – 1993) has gone on display at Leeds Art Gallery. Valued at £250,000, the unique plaster maquette was given to Leeds through the Art Fund by the Frink Estate and Beaux Ar…
National Gallery of Australia Unveils Monumental James Turrell ‘Skyspace’
CANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia today unveiled a major new acquisition for the national art collection, Within without, a monumental ‘Skyspace’ installation by renowned American artist James Turrell. The only work of its kind in …
National Gallery of Australia Unveils Monumental James Turrell ‘Skyspace’
CANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia today unveiled a major new acquisition for the national art collection, Within without, a monumental ‘Skyspace’ installation by renowned American artist James Turrell. The only work of its kind in …
Falmouth Acquires Gotch Masterpiece at Record Price
CORNWALL.- Falmouth Art Gallery has acquired a masterpiece by Thomas Cooper Gotch, an artist with strong connections to the town. Innocence is an imaginative watercolour depicting the artist’s only child, Phylis, with a dragon. The Art Fund has gi…