WASHINGTON, DC.- Visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History can learn more about two of the Smithsonian leaders who championed the museum’s creation when a case exhibit goes on display in December. Their life’s work also of…
Mix of Unseen Images and Work Selected from Previous Series by Artists at Stills Gallery
SYDNEY.- In SEASON10 Stills Gallery is featuring a mix of unseen images and work selected from previous series by each artist, with an emphasis on summer and celebration. Narelle Autio’s Seaweed Stacks is an intriguing image of sculptural seaweed …
Burrell Collection Hopes to Acquire Rare 18th Century Golden Tiger Head from India
LONDON.- The Art Fund has offered a major grant to help save a golden, jewel-encrusted tiger’s head from 18th century India for public collections. The tiger’s head is known as the Tipu Sultan’s Throne Finial and was created in eighteent…
Comic Book Buff from Alaska Selling Rare Copy of Batman No. 1
FAIRBANKS (AP).- A longtime Alaska comic book buff is selling one of the gems in his vast collection, a rare copy of Batman No. 1 published 70 years ago. Mike Wheat of Fairbanks has put the 1940 comic book on the auction block through Dallas-based Heri…
Exhibition of Power and Propaganda of Maps at British Library
LONDON (REUTERS).- Rare cartographic gems mapping the world from 200 B.C. to the present go on display at the British Library in London. “Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art,” showcases some of the finest wall-maps in the British Library’s 4.5 …