LONDON.- Over 30 stunning printed panels showing newly-commissioned photographic portraits of top athletes and key figures involved in the staging of London 2012 can be seen outdoors twenty- four hours a day in British cities throughout this Spring and…
Tragic composer Peter Warlock’s hand written score for masterwork for sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- The autograph manuscript of Peter Warlock’s masterpiece The Curlew is to be auctioned at Bonhams Fine Books, Maps and Manuscripts sale in London on March 27th. It is estimated at £4,000-6,000. The Curlew, a setting of four poems by W B …
First U.K solo exhibition of art works by great Syrian poet opens at the Mosaic Rooms
LONDON.- The Mosaic Rooms announces a tribute to the Arab world’s greatest living poet, Adonis. From February to March 2012, the Mosaic Rooms hosts an exhibition of Adonis’ exquisite drawings alongside a series of literary events celebrating …
Cheryl McClenney-Brooker, Director of External Affairs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to retire after 29 years
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art today announced that Cheryl McClenney-Brooker, the Museum’s Director of External Affairs since 1987, will retire on March 2, 2012, after 29 years of service. Over the years, Ms. McClenney-Brooker h…
A&S in Waco to auction extraordinary 65-year Roy Gay collection of railroad antiques
WACO, TX.- There is no more enduring symbol of how the Old West became part of the New World than the American railroad, with its steam-powered “iron horses” that linked East to West. It is the lifelong fascination with early trains and the c…
Most detailed sightings of uncontacted Indians ever recorded on camera announced
LIMA (AP).- Peruvian authorities say they are struggling to keep outsiders away from a clan of previously isolated Amazon Indians who began appearing on the banks of a jungle river popular with environmental tourists last year. The behavior of the smal…
Humphrey Bogart’s son opens film festival at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
WASHINGTON (AP).- That famous movie line, “Here’s looking at you, kid,” will have time to echo in the halls of the Smithsonian this weekend as the son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall opens the first film festival at the National Mall’s new movie t…
Drawing a Line in the Sand: A group exhibition of works on paper opens at Peter Blum Soho
NEW YORK, NY.- Peter Blum announces the exhibition Drawing a Line in the Sand, a group exhibition of works on paper at Peter Blum Soho, 99 Wooster Street, New York. Drawing a Line in the Sand is a continuation of the gallery’s ongoing interest in…
Corcoran presents photographs of the Civil War from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell
WASHINGTON, DC.- This winter, the Corcoran Gallery of Art presents Shadows of History: Photographs of the Civil War from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell (February 4–May 6), an exhibition that explores how photography was used to document the C…
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston selects Steven Holl Architects to develop new museum facilities
HOUSTON, TX.- Cornelia Long, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announced that Steven Holl Architects has been selected to partner with the board and staff of the museum in developing an expansion that enlarges the muse…