MANCHESTER.- This newly curated exhibition by The Lowry presents an unprecedented collection of some of Andy Warhol’s most iconic works, focusing on the most alluring Divas of his time. As well as presenting the stars he admired, the exhibition w…
Unsealed Jackie Kennedy Interviews to Air on TV
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A series of unsealed 1960s audio recordings of Jacqueline Kennedy talking about her life with husband and revered President John F. Kennedy will be broadcast on television, ABC News said on Wednesday. In 1964, the former first lady…
Andy Warhol’s "Sixteen Jackies" Expected to Sell for $30 Million at Sotheby’s in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Painted in 1964 at the heart of Andy Warhol’s most historic period, Sixteen Jackies is a complex and extraordinarily rare declaration of the twin pedestals on which Warhol’s artistic genius rest: ubiquitous public icons and serial imager…
Actress Helen Hayes on New Postage Stamp
WASHINGTON (AP).- The longtime theater, film and television actress Helen Hayes is being honored on a new forever postage stamp, on sale nationwide for 44-cents and usable for first-class postage from now on. The stamp was dedicated Monday. Born in …
Michelle Obama Presents Highest Honors for Museums to Japanese American National Museum
LAS ANGELES, CA.- The Japanese American National Museum was presented the Institute of Museums and Library Services’ (IMLS) National Medal, the nation’s highest honor for museums, by First Lady Michelle Obama in ceremonies at the White House …
Michelle Obama Says She’s Bringing the Arts to the White House to Lift Young People
WASHINGTON (AP).- First lady Michelle Obama says she’s bringing the arts to the White House to “lift young people up.” Mrs. Obama started a series of White House events last year highlighting different genres of music — from jazz and country to La…
Jackie O’s Pearl Necklace Makes Over the Odds at Bonhams
LONDON.- A triple strand simulated pearl necklace once owned by America’s First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis has sold for £30,000, as one of the highlights of Bonhams new and innovative Pioneers of Popular Culture sale at the inaugural Vintage at Goodw…
First Lady Michelle Obama Praises Designers Who Push Boundaries
WASHINGTON (AP).- Michelle Obama used this year’s luncheon for the National Design Award winners to sing the praises of those who push boundaries — or outright ignore them. With cool jazz playing in the White House foyer and lobster carpaccio on t…
Michelle Obama Celebrates Design Awards with White House Ceremony
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum announced First Lady Michelle Obama will celebrate the 2010 National Design Awards Wednesday, July 21, with a White House ceremony for the winners and finalists of the awards…
Cooper-Hewitt Announces Winners of 11th Annual National Design Awards
NEW YORK, NY.- The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 11th annual National Design Awards program, now in its second decade. Today, Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Mog…