WASHINGTON, DC.- Declaration of Independence: The Stone Copy presents one of only 31 existing copies of the “Stone” facsimile of the historic document in the American galleries of the West Building of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, May 28 thr…
U.S. Postal Service Issues Stamp Featuring Clark’s Gilbert Stuart Portrait of Washington
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- The United States Postal Service issued a new stamp this week featuring a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s collection. The 20-cent “definitive” stamp joi…
Chagall Mosaic & Moran Painting Among Major Gifts & Acquisitions for National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art has received an extraordinary bequest of 19th- and 20th-century prints, drawings, and illustrated books by artists ranging from Edouard Vuillard to Alex Katz from the late Evelyn Nef, who passed away in Dece…
Exhibit in North Carolina Shows the Real George Washington
RALEIGH, NC.- There’s the George Washington made famous in the Gilbert Stuart portrait found in many elementary schools and, in engraved fashion, on the $1-dollar bill: a severe man, whose severity is accentuated by thin, taut lips. And then, there’s t…
Exhibit in North Carolina Shows the Real George Washington
RALEIGH, NC.- There’s the George Washington made famous in the Gilbert Stuart portrait found in many elementary schools and, in engraved fashion, on the $1-dollar bill: a severe man, whose severity is accentuated by thin, taut lips. And then, there’s t…