LIVERPOOL.- It’s just a tiny trunk but for orphaned William Kelly, 15, it contained his whole world: some clothes, boots, handkerchiefs, needle, thread and a bible. In 1925 William was sent from Liverpool aboard SS Athenia to a new life in Canada….
Christie’s Announces Sale of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design, Autumn 2010
LONDON.- As the warmth of summer becomes a distant memory, Christie’s autumn sale of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design on Tuesday 26 October features a particularly strong array of lamps and glass inspired by the beauty of nature, which can be …
Christie’s Announces Sale of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design, Autumn 2010
LONDON.- As the warmth of summer becomes a distant memory, Christie’s autumn sale of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design on Tuesday 26 October features a particularly strong array of lamps and glass inspired by the beauty of nature, which can be …
The Turner Prize Goes to BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in 2011
LONDON.- Tate and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art are delighted to announce that The Turner Prize will be presented at BALTIC in 2011. In 2007 the Prize was staged at Tate Liverpool as a curtain-raiser to Liverpool being European Capital of Culture …
The Turner Prize Goes to BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in 2011
LONDON.- Tate and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art are delighted to announce that The Turner Prize will be presented at BALTIC in 2011. In 2007 the Prize was staged at Tate Liverpool as a curtain-raiser to Liverpool being European Capital of Culture …
Scottish Government: Titian’s Diana and Actaeon Draws in Crowds
DUNDEE.- More than 140,000 people have seen Titian’s Diana and Actaeon since the painting’s tour of Scotland commenced in May this year. The 16th century masterpiece is currently on display at the recently refurbished The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery …
Scottish Government: Titian’s Diana and Actaeon Draws in Crowds
DUNDEE.- More than 140,000 people have seen Titian’s Diana and Actaeon since the painting’s tour of Scotland commenced in May this year. The 16th century masterpiece is currently on display at the recently refurbished The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery …
Alexander and Susan Maris’ The Pursuit of Fidelity Opens Edinburgh Arts Festival at Stills
EDINBURGH.- During the 2010 Edinburgh Art Festival Stills presents the first solo exhibition in Scotland of Glasgow based artists Alexander and Susan Maris. The Pursuit of Fidelity (a retrospective), curated by Lisa Le Feuvre, takes a journey through t…
On their Own: Britain’s Child Migrants: Medallion tells of the leaving of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL.- Liverpool is linking up with Australia to tell the emotional story of child and youth migration. From 1860 until the 1960s migration schemes saw youngsters and teenagers separated from families and sent to the ends of the earth to begin ne…