PALM BEACH, FL.- The American International Fine Art Fair closed its 15th edition with record attendance and strong sales reported by a number of dealers. More than 42,500 attendees visited the 10-day event. Many dealers reported outstanding sales res…
American Master David Smith Featured in Exhibition at the Phillips Collection in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC.- This winter, The Phillips Collection showcases the work of modern master David Smith (1906–1965). The exhibition shines a spotlight on a pivotal moment in the artist’s illustrious career, revealing the evolution of his person…
University of Virginia Art Museum Opens Excavating New Ground: American Art in the 1970s
RICHMOND, VA.- The 1970s featured the announcement of the break-up of the Beatles, the Kent State shooting, the meltdown of Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island nuclear generating station and the $1.5 billion bailout of Chrysler Corporation. These tumultuou…
14th Annual Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale at the Autry National Center
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The country’s most important Western art show, the Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale, opens at the Autry National Center on Saturday, February 5, 2011. This prestigious exhibition challenges nationally rec…
Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna Presents Matthew Day Jackson Exhibition
BOLOGNA.- Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna presents In search of…, the first solo show hosted by a European museum of the work of Matthew Day Jackson, one of the main protagonists of the new American art scene, a generation that cannot be redu…
Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna Presents Matthew Day Jackson Exhibition
BOLOGNA.- Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna presents In search of…, the first solo show hosted by a European museum of the work of Matthew Day Jackson, one of the main protagonists of the new American art scene, a generation that cannot be redu…
Prendergast Works Loaned to Milwaukee Art Museum
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.- A selection of important objects by artist Charles Prendergast (1863–1948) are on display as of today. To frame historians, the name Charles Prendergast is a hallowed one. To art historians, he is a fascinating but elusive e…
Crystal Bridges Hires Director of Member and Guest Services
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Kathryn J. Roberts has been named Director of Member and Guest Services for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Roberts, who begins her new position, has more than 30 years of leadership and management experience in the fields of…
Ida Kay Greathouse, Director Emerita of the Frye Art Museum, Dies
SEATTLE, WA.- It is with great sadness that the Frye Art Museum announces the passing of Ida Kay Greathouse, Director Emerita of the Museum, on Thursday, January 6, 2011. Mrs. Greathouse and her husband, Walser, were friends of Charles and Emma Frye, t…
Public Debut of the Huntington’s New Works by Andy Warhol
SAN MARINO, CA.- In October, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced that it would be receiving a gift of important works by Andy Warhol from the estate of Los Angeles gallery director Robert Shapazian, who died earlier…