DILLSBURG, PA.- To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War, Jeff R. Bridgman, the nation’s premier antique flag specialist, will present a selection of rare and important period flags at severa…
Puerto Rican Painter Augusto Marin Dies at 89
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (AP).- Augusto Marin, one of Puerto Rico’s best-known painters and muralists, has died. He was 89. Marin, whose work is found throughout Puerto Rico, from museums to the wall of a suburban shopping center, died Thursday at a hospi…
Anne Noble: At the End of the Earth Opens at Stills Gallery in Sydney
SYDNEY.- At the End of the Earth continues Anne Noble’s fascination with the continent of Antarctica. White Lanterns showed at Stills Gallery in May 2006. This work depicted the surreal way the Antarctic was portrayed in museums and research centres a…
Artist Simon English Begins Epic Land Art Journey in England
LONDON.- Simon English is today setting out on
his
epic journey down the length of England that will see him returning to
75 places
he visited nearly forty years ago. His trip, which can be followed
online
at www.englandrevisited.net,
is…
Artist Simon English Begins Epic Land Art Journey Down the Spine of England
LONDON.- Simon English is today setting out on his epic journey down the length of England that will see him returning to 75 places he visited nearly forty years ago. His trip, which can be followed online at www.englandrevisited.net, is being launched…
PAFA to Showcase Seminal Flag Painting by Celebrated Artist Jasper Johns
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- This summer, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will feature JASPER JOHNS: FLAG, one of Johns’ most sensuously painted flags in a single-object exhibition, on view June 26 through September 12. An icon of modern art, Jo…