LONDON.- Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) was one of the boldest and most powerfully inventive artists and personalities of the Italian 17th century. He invented new types of painting: allegorical pictures, distinguished by a haunting and melancholy poetry; f…
Crystal Bridges Museum Hires Rod Bigelow as Deputy Director
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced that Rod Bigelow will join its senior management team as deputy director, operations and administration, effective October 1. Bigelow has most recently served as interim executive dire…
‘Easy Riders’ On Display in Massey Gallery Exhibition
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- See the real “easy riders” this fall at the Massey, Crystal Bridges’ temporary gallery in downtown Bentonville. Danny Lyon: Bikeriders, on display through October 31, presents photographs and excerpts from Danny Lyon’s 1968 book The …
Judge Rejects Fisk Deal to Sell Georgia O’Keeffe Share
NASHVILLE (AP).- A Nashville judge has rejected Fisk University’s proposal to sell a joint share in a 101-piece collection donated by late artist Georgia O’Keeffe to an Arkansas museum. Fisk argued that its precarious financial state prevents the hist…
Crystal Bridges to Loan Major Works by Parrish, Rockwell
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will share important works of art by America’s most beloved artist-illustrators with the Toledo Museum of Art. Maxfield Parrish’s lyrical nocturne The Lantern Bearers (1908), originall…
Ancient Pottery Tradition Rediscovered & Transformed at Crystal Bridges
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- More than 50 years ago young Juan Quezada stumbled upon ceramic fragments from a lost civilization. Come see how this chance discovery inspired Quezada and the people of Mata Ortíz, Mexico to revive the art of their ancestors and br…