LONDON.- The Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, Big Ben and the White House will all be under one roof this autumn at the V&A Museum of Childhood. The exhibition Cut it, Fold it, Build it with Paper will bring together an extensive collection of …
Diverse Cultures Contributed to New Mexico Art
SANTA FE (AP).- For centuries, New Mexico has been home to a distinctive tradition of painting Catholic saints in simple portraits, rather than adhering to the elaborate styles of European art. Some critics have said the paintings resulted from untrain…
Freeman’s Auctioneers to Sell the Estate of Joseph S. Sorger
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman’s, America’s oldest auction house, is announced that it will be offering the Estate of Joseph S. Sorger on 5 October, 2010 in Philadelphia. The collection from his home at 2003 Delancey Place was amassed over 70 years and spa…
Poles Hope Deadly Knights will Now Bring Some Good
KWIDZYN (AP).- The Teutonic Knights have long been reviled in Poland, where the Germanic warriors swept in during the Middle Ages and converted pagans to Christianity at the point of a sword. Many here see them as an early incarnation of a Germany tha…
Poles Hope Deadly Knights will Now Bring Some Good
KWIDZYN (AP).- The Teutonic Knights have long been reviled in Poland, where the Germanic warriors swept in during the Middle Ages and converted pagans to Christianity at the point of a sword. Many here see them as an early incarnation of a Germany tha…
To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color at the de Young
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- This season, fashion designers all over the world are presenting tie-dye inspired collections on the runway as something new and fresh. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) investigates the trend by exploring its history, …
Lady Lever Art Gallery Announces Old Master Drawings Exhibition
LIVERPOOL.- A new exhibition explores why artists have drawn over the centuries – from copying other works to making life studies – and the role of sketching in the creation of artworks. Old Master Drawings: Guercino, Rubens, Tintoretto 22 Oc…
Lady Lever Art Gallery Announces Old Master Drawings Exhibition
LIVERPOOL.- A new exhibition explores why artists have drawn over the centuries – from copying other works to making life studies – and the role of sketching in the creation of artworks. Old Master Drawings: Guercino, Rubens, Tintoretto 22 Oc…
The American Landscapes of Asher B. Durand to Be Explored in Exhibition at Fundación Juan March
MADRID.- This exhibition of 140 works—including oil paintings, drawings and prints—is the first monographic exhibition devoted to Durand outside the United States, where he is recognized as a leading landscape painter and pioneer engraver. Th…
Sonar Scanners Find Ancient Wrecks Off Italian Coast
ROME (REUTERS).- A team of marine archaeologists using sonar scanners have discovered four ancient shipwrecks off the tiny Italian island of Zannone, with intact cargoes of wine and oil. The remains of the trading vessels, dating from the first century…