DALLAS, TX.- A rare portrait of influential American merchant and naval agent Richard Worsam Meade—the first major collector of Spanish art in the U.S.—is accessible to the public in its new home at the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist Un…
Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Collectors Committee Brings in Eight New Acquisitions
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announce the acquisition of eight artworks through the museum’s 26th Annual Collectors Committee fundraiser. The event featured a weekend of curator-led art presentations, private dinn…
Heritage Auctions to Host Auction Benefitting the Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection
DALLAS, TX.- In January 2012, Heritage Auctions will host a special auction at the Florida United Numismatist (FUN) Convention aimed at establishing a $1 million endowment for the renowned National Numismatic Collection, considered one of the finest co…
Denver Art Museum’s Petrie Institute of Western American Art Reaches Endowment Goal
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum’s (DAM) Petrie Institute of Western American Art, which develops original scholarship and Western American art exhibitions and programs for the public, has reached its endowment funding goal. More than $7 millio…
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Appoints New Director of Development
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced the appointment of Jonathan L. Peterson as the museum’s new director of development. Peterson begins his role at SFMOMA on January 18, 2011. Peterson joins SFMOMA after fou…
Haggerty Museum of Art Receives Three Major Collections Valued at $1 Million
MILWAUKEE, WI.- Works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are among the 135 pieces of photography and contemporary art, valued at $1 million, which have been donated to the Haggerty Museum of Art thanks to the generosity of three separate donors. This …
Haggerty Museum of Art Receives Three Major Collections Valued at $1 Million
MILWAUKEE, WI.- Works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are among the 135 pieces of photography and contemporary art, valued at $1 million, which have been donated to the Haggerty Museum of Art thanks to the generosity of three separate donors. This …
Three Generations of Wyeth Paintings on View at the Phillbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa
TULSA, OK.- Three generations of Wyeth paintings are currently on view, in recognition of a generous bequest to Philbrook from the Marylouise Cowan Trust. Included in this gift are fifteen original Wyeth paintings that will be featured in The Wyeth Leg…
The Three Graces by Lucas Cranach Join the Collections of the Louvre Museum
PARIS.- A month after the launch of the campaign to acquire Lucas Cranach’s Three Graces, the Louvre has raised 1 million euros from over 5000 donors. This enabled Lucas Cranach’s Three Graces to enter into the Louvre’s collections. The…
Pair of Paintings by Sir Peter Lely Reunited at the Dulwich Picture Gallery with New Acquisition
LONDON.- In time for its 2011 Bicentenary year, Dulwich Picture Gallery announced its acquisition of the portrait of Bartholomew Beale by Sir Peter Lely. The portrait is now reunited with its counterpart, Sir Peter Lely’s A Boy as a Shepherd, one…