TUCSON, AZ.- The Center for Creative Photography, or CCP, at the University of Arizona received a $3.5 million estate gift from the late Arthur J. Bell, a former photographer and professor at Columbia College in Chicago. The gift was made in recognitio…
New Hampshire Marks 100th Anniversary Robert Frost Sold Farm
DERRY, NH (AP).- From Highway 28, the New Hampshire farm once owned by poet Robert Frost may seem unchanged from a century ago. Yet the picturesque New England white barn and farmhouse recently underwent thousands of dollars in renovation including a n…
Dr. Ned Rifkin Resigns as Director of the Blanton Museum of Art
AUSTIN, TX.- Dr. Ned Rifkin, director of the Blanton Museum of Art, will resign from that position May 31 to commit full time to scholarly work and teaching at The University of Texas at Austin. Rifkin, director of the museum since May 2009, also holds…
Award-Winning Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager Debuts Abstract Paintings at LA Art House
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Artist and Oscar and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Carole Bayer Sager debuted her new collection of lyrical, abstract paintings at her first ever solo show. Hosted at the LA Art House, Generations: New Paintings by Carole Bayer Sag…
Thomas K. Seligman, Director of the Cantor Arts Center, Announces His Retirement
STANFORD, CA.- Thomas K. Seligman, the John and Jill Freidenrich Director of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, has announced that he will be stepping down as director on December 31, 2011. Seligman was recruited to Stanford in 1991 as the …
Thomas K. Seligman, Director of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford, Announces His Retirement
STANFORD, CA.- Thomas K. Seligman, the John and Jill Freidenrich Director of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, has announced that he will be stepping down as director on December 31, 2011. Seligman was recruited to Stanford in 1991 as the …
Rarely Viewed Russian Photographs at Michael Hoppen Gallery
LONDON.- Michael Hoppen Gallery presents a unique selection of rarely viewed Russian photographs: Boris Savelev was born in the Ukraine in 1948 and moved to Moscow in 1966. He is a graduate of the Institute of Aeronautics and joined the Moscow photogr…