BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced that Jill Wagar has been selected as corporate relations manager. Wagar, who has 15 years of fundraising experience, will be charged with designing and implementing the Museum’s c…
Jill Wagar Named Corporate Relations Manager for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced that Jill Wagar has been selected as corporate relations manager. Wagar, who has 15 years of fundraising experience, will be charged with designing and implementing the Museum’s c…
Exhibition of the Work of Thornton Dial Premieres at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The most extensive exhibition ever mounted of Thornton Dial’s painting and sculpture premiered at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, on view from February 25, 2011, to May 15, 2011. Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial highlights …
Most Comprehensive Exhibition of the Work of Thornton Dial Premieres at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The most extensive exhibition ever mounted of Thornton Dial’s painting and sculpture premiered at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, on view from February 25, 2011, to May 15, 2011. Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial highlights …
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art Opens New Laurelton Hall Galleries
WINTER PARK, FL.- The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, the most comprehensive collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany materials in the world, has opened a new 12,000-square-foot wing. The wing’s opening celebrated Tiffany’s 163rd bir…
Photographs by O. Winston Link Bring the Romance of Trains to Reynolda House Museum of American Art
WINSTON-SALEM, NC.- As steam engines were about to fade from railroading in the late 1950s, photographer O. Winston Link sought to capture the nostalgia, mystery and symbolism they evoked of a rapidly changing post-war America. This spring, Reynolda …
Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents Survey of George Inness’s Italian Landscapes
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- A central figure in the history of American 19th-century landscape painting, George Inness (1825–1894) made two sojourns to Italy—the first in 1851 to 1852 and the second from 1870 to 1874—during which he followed in t…
Amon Carter Museum’s Director of Education Named National Educator of the Year
FORT WORTH, TX.- The National Art Education Association (NAEA) recently named Stacy Fuller, Amon Carter Museum of American Art director of education, as the Western Region Museum Art Educator of the Year. The award will be presented March 18 at NAEA…
Andy Warhol Self-Portrait Fetches $17 Million at Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
LONDON (AP).- A self-portrait by Andy Warhol has sold for 10.8 million pounds ($17 million) — double its pre-sale estimate — at a London auction. Christie’s says the work had been in a private collection since 1974. It is one of a series of …
Amon Carter Museum’s Director of Education Named National Educator of the Year
DALLAS, TX.- The National Art Education Association (NAEA) recently named Stacy Fuller, Amon Carter Museum of American Art director of education, as the Western Region Museum Art Educator of the Year. The award will be presented March 18 at NAEA’s…