RICHMOND, VA.- Governor Bob McDonnell today signed an historic cultural exchange agreement to bring “Treasures from the Forbidden City,” a showcase of approximately 200 objects from Beijing’s Palace Museum to Virginia in the summer of 20…
Weekend Search may Help Map Civil War Site in Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP).- One of the nation’s leading battlefield archaeologists fanned out with volunteers in central Missouri Friday in hopes of pinpointing the exact spot of a Civil War battle that ended one of the divisive war’s most famous and longest raid…
British Library Posts Greek Manuscripts to Web
LONDON (AP).- One of the world’s most important caches of Greek manuscripts is going online, part of a growing number of ancient documents to hit the Web in recent years. The British Library said Monday that it was making more than a quarter of its 1,0…
Art Level Oriental Rug Market Big Beneficiary of High End Investor Flight To Precious Tangible Assets
OAKLAND, CA.- The continuing disenchantment with financial investments has proved to be a major boon to Claremont Rug Company and its clients who are collectors of 19th century, art level Oriental rugs. Citing the interest in his latest acquisition, Cl…
British Artist David Hockney Hails iPad as New Art Tool
LONDON (REUTERS).- British painter David Hockney has embraced the new Apple iPad as a boon to art. The artist, whose most famous work is a series of pool paintings set in Los Angeles and who has experimented with iPhone photographs in his work, said th…