OMAHA, NE.- Swann Joslyn Art Museum’s collection is not only known and admired by those in Omaha who consider the museum their own, but is respected by institutions worldwide. A quick look at the itinerary of the Museum’s most popular works over t…
Freedom Riders Get Place in History 50 Years Later
MONTGOMERY, AL (AP).- Freedom Riders who were attacked in Alabama’s capital city on May 20, 1961, returned 50 years later to be hailed as heroes and have a museum dedicated at the old bus station where they were confronted by an angry white mob. U.S. R…
Comprehensive Retrospective Dedicated to the German Painter Eugen Schönebeck at the Schirn
FRANKFURT.- From February 23 to May 15, 2011, the Schirn presents a comprehensive retrospective dedicated to the German painter Eugen Schönebeck, which will feature almost all of his surviving paintings and his most important drawings. After devoting …
At DC Comics, Readers’ Letters to Make a Return to the Pages of its Comic Books
PHILADELPHIA, PA. (AP) .- Posting comments via Facebook or Twitter seems faster than a speeding bullet, but DC Comics is going back to its Silver and Bronze Age ways, returning readers’ letters to the pages of its comic books. The New York-based publis…
Heritage Announces "The Savannah Collection" of More than 40,000 Comics Valued at $1 Million to be Auctioned
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions has announced that a newly discovered collection of more than 40,000 comic books, “The Savannah Collection,” spanning from 1958 to the present and valued in total at more than $1 million, will be sold by the fir…
Recent Work by Alan Magee at Forum Gallery’s First Exhibition in Its New Location
NEW YORK, NY.- Recent work by Alan Magee, known as one of the most accomplished and imaginative figurative painters working today, is on view at Forum Gallery from October 22 to November 20, 2010. Alan Magee: In Sight will mark Forum Gallery’s fi…
Rare Folios from the Book of Kings Showcase Iran’s Literary Masterpiece at the Sackler Gallery
WASHINGTON, DC.- Intricately detailed and sumptuously painted images of kings, heroes and mythological creatures from the Shahnama, Iran’s national epic and one of the world’s greatest literary masterpieces, is on view in “Shahnama: 1000…
Imperial War Museum to Open Lord Ashcroft Gallery in November
LONDON.- Imperial War Museum London opens the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, its first major permanent gallery for ten years, this November. The new gallery, paid for by a £5million donation from Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, will house the Extraordinary Heroes exhibi…
Gerald Scarfe: Heroes & Monsters at the German Museum for Caricature
HANOVER.- In 1979, the famous British rock band Pink Floyd released their album The Wall. To date, it has sold more than 30 million copies, making it the world’s biggest-selling double album. Following the huge success of this recording, the legen…