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…
Former President George Bush to Break Ground on Presidential Center at SMU
DALLAS (AP).- Former President George W. Bush was set to break ground Tuesday on his presidential center in Dallas, with donors, friends and former administration officials expected to attend. The George W. Bush Presidential Center, located on the camp…
Collection of American Furniture, Paintings and Works on Paper Acquired by the National Gallery
WASHINGTON, DC.- One of the largest and most refined collections of early American furniture in private hands, as well as major Dutch paintings, American paintings, and works on paper, including some 40 floral watercolors by Redouté, acquired with gre…
Two 150-Year-Old Civil War Dolls Get X-Rayed at VCU Medical Center for Signs of Smuggling
RICHMOND (AP).- Two Civil War-era dolls thought to have been used to smuggle medicine past Union blockades were X-rayed Wednesday, disclosing hollowed papier-mache heads that once could have contained quinine or morphine for wounded or malaria-stricke…
Two 150-Year-Old Civil War Dolls Get X-Rayed at VCU Medical Center for Signs of Smuggling
RICHMOND (AP).- Two Civil War-era dolls thought to have been used to smuggle medicine past Union blockades were X-rayed Wednesday, disclosing hollowed papier-mache heads that once could have contained quinine or morphine for wounded or malaria-stricke…
Civil War Dolls Get X-Rayed for Signs of Smuggling
RICHMOND (AP).- Two Civil War-era dolls thought to have been used to smuggle medicine past Union blockades were X-rayed Wednesday, disclosing hollowed papier-mache heads that once could have contained quinine or morphine for wounded or malaria-stricke…
Allentown Art Museum Acquires Paintings by Marion Ewald, Fletcher Martin and Mary Tobias Putman
ALLENTOWN, PA.- The Allentown Art Museum recently added 12 works of art to its collections, thanks to the generosity of several donors. Gifts included paintings, prints, textiles and costume. Two of the paintings, “Urchin’s Game” by Fle…
Julián Zugazagoitia Begins as New Director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Julián Zugazagoitia begins his post Wednesday, Sept. 1, as the fifth Director & CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. An international scholar, museum director and consultant, he has served for the past seven years as the Director…
Julián Zugazagoitia Begins as New Director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Julián Zugazagoitia begins his post Wednesday, Sept. 1, as the fifth Director & CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. An international scholar, museum director and consultant, he has served for the past seven years as the Director…
Anne Morgan’s War: Rebuilding Devastated France, 1917-1924 Opens Next Week
NEW YORK, NY.- This remarkable exhibition brings to life the extraordinary work undertaken by a small team of American women volunteers who left comfortable lives in the United States to devote themselves to relief work in France during and after World…