INDIANAPOLIS,
IN.- The
Indianapolis Museum of
Art announced today the
acquisition of a
rare corner cabinet with scenes of Breton life, carved and painted by
Pont-Aven
School artist Emile Bernard. One of only four known examples of
i…
Rare Cabinet by Emile Bernard Acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art
INDIANAPOLIS,
IN.- The
Indianapolis Museum of
Art announced today the
acquisition of a
rare corner cabinet with scenes of Breton life, carved and painted by
Pont-Aven
School artist Emile Bernard. One of only four known examples of
i…
Rare Needlework Book Cover from the Book of Beauty, 1896 to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A pre-Raphaelite needlework book cover designed for The Book of Beauty: A Collection of Beautiful Portraits with Literary, Artistic and Musical Contributions by Men and Women of the Day, edited by Mrs F Harcourt Williamson and published by Hut…
Sharon Lockhart: Lunch Break and the Lunch Break Times at the Colby Museum of Art
WATERVILLE, ME.- The Colby College Museum of Art presents a special installation of the exhibition Sharon Lockhart: Lunch Break that includes a group of works by other artists and artisans displayed in conjunction with works from Lockhart’s Lunch …
Historic Automobiles and Automobilia at the New Lowman Museum
THE
HAGUE.- One of the world’s
largest and most famous collections of historic automobiles is on
public
display in the new Louwman
Museum in The Hague. The
museum building, which was designed by…
Larger-than-Life Sea Creatures Come to Bellevue Arts Museum
BELLEVUE,
WA.- For almost forty
years, world-renowned jewelry artist Arline Fisch has rarely created
anything
but jewelry. Creatures from the Deep, originally commissioned by Racine
Art
Museum in 2008, challenged the artist to bring her …
Larger-than-Life Sea Creatures Come to Bellevue Arts Museum
BELLEVUE, WA.- For almost forty years, world-renowned jewelry artist Arline Fisch has rarely created anything but jewelry. Creatures from the Deep, originally commissioned by Racine Art Museum in 2008, challenged the artist to bring her work to a grand…
New Mackinac Art Museum Opens Ahead of Schedule
MACKINAK ISALND (AP).- The new Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum has opened on Mackinac Island. The museum at the island’s Indian Dormitory opened weeks ahead of schedule Friday in time for the Independence Day weekend. It will showcase h…
Ulster Museum in Belfast Wins 100,000 Pound Art Fund Prize
LONDON.- The Ulster Museum, Belfast was
announced
by judge Kirsty Young as the 2010 winner of The Art Fund Prize for
museums and
galleries. Praised by the judges for its all-round excellence, the
museum beat
three other short-listed in…
Unique Unpublished Bawden Book Depicting Kew Gardens Acquired for Bedford
LONDON.- Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum today announce the acquisition of an unpublished, illuminated manuscript by acclaimed British artist and illustrator Edward Bawden (1903-1989). Entitled A General Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens,…