Tag: Centennial Celebration

Graphic Works by Romare Bearden at the Museum of the African Diaspora

San Francisco.- Until July 3rd, the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco is hosting “From Process to Print: Graphic Works by Romare Bearden”. “From Process to Print: Graphic Works by Romare Bearden” is a traveling exhibition that is part o…

Hundreds Enjoy Romare Bearden Exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Museum of the African Diaspora’s latest exhibition, a celebration of the work of Romare Bearden — one of the most talented and original visual artists of the twentieth century — drew nearly 400 guests to a jam-packed open…

New York Public Library: Return this Book to a Park Bench

By Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- The New York Public Library is encouraging bookworms to pass around 25,000 free copies of a new paperback it will distribute in subway stations, on park benches and in other public places. The book …

New York Public Library Looking for 500 People to Hold Overnight Treasure Hunt

NEW YORK, N.Y (AP).- The majestic main branch of the New York Public Library is seeking 500 people to spend the night there on a scavenger hunt in late May designed to tap into their inner creativity and potential as they explore its miles of rare trea…

New York Public Library Looking for 500 People to Hold Overnight Treasure Hunt

NEW YORK, N.Y (AP).- The majestic main branch of the New York Public Library is seeking 500 people to spend the night there on a scavenger hunt in late May designed to tap into their inner creativity and potential as they explore its miles of rare trea…

Monet’s Water Lilies to Reunite in Missouri

CLEVELAND (AP).- The Cleveland Museum of Art is lending a painting of water lilies by Claude Monet to museums in Missouri, where it will join two companion paintings for the first time in 30 years. The painting will be loaned for a year to the St. Lou…

Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Goes for $3.7 Million

NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln that was purchased by Robert F. Kennedy sold Friday for more than $3.7 million, an auction record for a U.S. presidential document. Kennedy bought the printed c…

Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Up for Auction

NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $…

Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Up for Auction

NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $…

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