LONDON.- On 7th December Sotheby’s London will hold a sale of ‘Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick, 2nd Lord Hesketh, The Property of the Trustees of the 2nd Baron Hesketh’s Will Trust’. The …
200 Faces, 200 Years Celebrates Mexican Bicentennial in Historic Photograph
LOS ANGELES, CA.- In honor of Mexico’s Bicentennial, Avocados from Mexico, in partnership with the Los Angeles Mexican Consulate, are planning a historic photograph featuring 200 Mexicans and Mexican-Americans who share Mexico’s anniversary. …
Hannah Eidinow’s New Street Theatre Commission for the Vauxhall Collective Comes to Edinburgh
EDINBURGH.- The changing face of Britain takes centre stage in an exhilarating new interactive theatrical installation at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This living fairy-tale, directed by Hannah Eidinow, will take its audience through the…
Florence Griswold Museum Announces Major Art Acquisition
OLD LYME, CT.- One of the highlights of the current exhibition Connecticut Treasures: Works from Private Collections is no longer privately held. The painting – a magnificent view of mountain laurel by the American Impressionist Willard Metcalf (1…
Original Paintings by Roger Tory Peterson Highlight Christie’s American Paintings Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the upcoming sale of twenty original paintings by the celebrated naturalist, artist, and educator Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996). Peterson’s best-selling field guides, beginning with his seminal 1934 book …
Smithsonian Names Directors of Consortia for the Four Grand Challenges of the Strategic Plan
WASHINGTON, DC.- Following a yearlong strategic planning process, the Smithsonian identified four Grand Challenges that would be the focus of its efforts in the coming decade. Secretary Wayne Clough has named four Smithsonian scholars to serve as direc…
Jeffrey Sauger’s Where Furrows Run Deep at Jack Hanley Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- The existence of yet another population of our nation’s landscape has begun to fade. Institutional racism, foreclosures, and bankruptcy have shattered American black farmers’ rights to the land they have occupied for generation…
Huntington’s First Comprehensive Fund-Raising Campaign Ends with Goal Greatly Surpassed
SAN MARINO, CA.- The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced this week the successful completion of “For Generations to Come—The Campaign for The Huntington,” a six-year, $175 million fund-raising initiative&…
Master Drawings from a Distinguished Collection to Be Offered at Sotheby’s
LONDON.- Sales of important private collections have always been the lifeblood of the art market, returning long-hidden material into circulation and also serving as a fascinating permanent record of the taste and eye of an individual collector. In the…
IMLS Launches National Campaign to Promote 21st Century Skills and Community Engagement
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced a national campaign aimed at engaging museums, libraries, and civic leaders in meeting the 21st century learning needs of their communities. The national campaign, Makin…