BIRMINGHAM.- A collection of rare photographs from the first photography commission for a Royal trip abroad has been purchased by Birmingham Library and Archive Services. Taken by the pioneering British photographer Francis Bedford (1816-1894), they ch…
Library of Birmingham Boosted by Important 19th Century Photography Collection
BIRMINGHAM.- A collection of rare photographs from the first photography commission for a Royal trip abroad has been purchased by Birmingham Library and Archive Services. Taken by the pioneering British photographer Francis Bedford (1816-1894), they ch…
First New York Museum Exhibition Devoted to the Hindu God Vishnu Announced
BROOKLYN, NY.- Vishnu: Hinduism’s Blue-Skinned Savior will feature more than 170 objects that will explore the many personae and legends of Vishnu, his entourage, and his accoutrements, as well as the diverse traditions of worship related to him. …
Mexican Archaeologists Permanently Place Stone Slab of Maya Ruler Pakal on Sarcophagus
MEXICO CITY.- More than 1,300 years after an entourage accompanied the mortal remains of the Maya ruler K’inich Janaab’ Pakal into the crypt at Temple of the Inscriptions, in the ancient city of Palenque, experts from the National Institute o…
80 Previously Unseen Works by Stephen Shore in First Exhibition in Berlin at Sprüth Magers
BERLIN.- Sprüth Magers Berlin presents work by Stephen Shore in his first solo show in Berlin for over 15 years. The exhibition will feature 80 previously unseen works from the series Uncommon Places, in addition to a number of pages from his seminal …