OGDENSBURG, NY (AP).- Police in northern New York say an engagement ring given by American artist Frederic Remington to his fiancée more than a century ago has gone missing from a museum. The ring given to Eva Caten before their wedding on Oct. 1, 1…
Valencia Celebrates the 600th Anniversary of Knight Joanot Martorell with Exhibition
VALENCIA.- The Joanot Martorell year, commemorating the 600 anniversary of the birth of the author and Valencian knight -ends with an outstanding show that evokes the atmosphere of chivalry in which he lived and which inspired his masterpiece and one o…
After Decades in Storage, George Armstrong Custer Flag Sells for $2.2 Million
BILLINGS, MONT. (AP).- The only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer’s Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana sold at auction Friday for $2.2 million. The buyer was identified by the auction house So…
$250,000 First-Place Prize Goes to Grand Rapids , Michigan Artist Chris LaPorte
GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- The largest cash prize in an art competition, $250,000, was presented tonight to Chris LaPorte from Grand Rapids, Mich. for his work Cavalry, American Officers, 1921 during the ArtPrize winners’ announcement held in Grand Rapid…
$250,000 First-Place Prize Goes to Grand Rapids , Michigan Artist Chris LaPorte
GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- The largest cash prize in an art competition, $250,000, was presented tonight to Chris LaPorte from Grand Rapids, Mich. for his work Cavalry, American Officers, 1921 during the ArtPrize winners’ announcement held in Grand Rapid…
Queen Sofia Inaugurates the Museum which Houses Original Fossils Found in Atapuerca
BURGOS.- The Museum of Human Evolution in Burgos opened its doors to the public after Queen Sofia inaugurated the facility yesterday accompanied by institutional representatives responsible for the center and part of the Atapuerca research team. In her…