SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields’ Fine Asian Works of Art auction on June 21, 2011 in San Francisco brought more than $11.5-million, with a rare pair of huanghuali continuous yoke back armchairs, 17th/18th century, leading the sale by br…
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University Opens Two New Exhibitions
ITHACA, NY.- The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University presents two new exhibitions beginning Saturday, April 2. Social satirist, bullfighting enthusiast, chronicler of Napoleon’s atrocities, precursor of modernism—Francisco Goya …
Annual Exhibition Curated by Cornell’s History of Art Majors’ Society Examines the Status of the Icon
ITHACA, NY.- The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University presents iCON: Consuming the American Image, on view from March 19 to June 12, 2011. This exhibition, curated by the Cornell History of Art Majors’ Society, explores how the t…
Illuminating Design’s Impact on Society: ‘Unpacking the Nano’ at Cornell’s Johnson Art Museum
ITHACA, N.Y.- Heralding the role of design in profound societal change – in this case in India, the world’s most rapidly growing economy – Cornell University presents “Unpacking the Nano,” an exhibit highlighting Tata Motors…
Oregon Hospital X-Rays van Gogh Painting for Clues
PORTLAND, ORE (AP).- Digital X-ray equipment is providing art researchers with a new view of a priceless painting by Vincent van Gogh. The masterpiece titled “The Ox-Cart” was examined at Oregon Health & Science University on Monday as part of an effo…