LONDON.- Shelly Woods, one of the UK’s top wheelchair racers with sights set on London 2012, will take time away from the track to model in a drawing class at the National Portrait Gallery this summer. Shelly, who is one of BP’s London 2012 a…
Dispersed Nazi Records of Art Looting Located and Documented in New Survey
NEW YORK, NY.- — In response to complaints from the art world of the difficulty and expense in viewing the scattered and complex records needed to ascertain whether an artwork was looted, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claim…
The Cyrus Cylinder, a 6th Century B.C. Clay Tablet Returns to British Museum After Iran Loan
LONDON (AP).- A 2,500-year-old Babylonian artifact sometimes described as the world’s first human rights charter was returning to the British Museum Monday after a seven-month loan to Iran. Hundreds of thousands of people viewed the Cyrus Cylinder whil…
New York Marks 100th Anniversary of 1911 Capitol Fire with Exhibition and New Film
NEW YORK (AP).- The fire started in the Assembly Library and quickly spread down the hall to the nearby New York State Library, finding plenty of fuel among towering shelves jammed with books and cabinets filled with hundreds of thousands of documents,…
Times Square Alliance Presents a Major Public Art Exhibition at the Crossroads of the World
TIMES SQUARE, NY.- As part of an ongoing commitment to bring the best of contemporary art to Times Square, the Times Square Alliance presents a major public art exhibition at the Crossroads of the World as part of Armory Arts Week. The Times Square Sho…
Times Square Alliance Presents a Major Public art Exhibition at the Crossroads of the World
NEW YORK, NY.- As part of an ongoing commitment to bring the best of contemporary art to Times Square, the Times Square Alliance presents a major public art exhibition at the Crossroads of the World as part of Armory Arts Week. The Times Square Show 20…
Eighty Images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s at Hilaneh von Kories Gallery
HAMBURG.- Between January 27 and April 28, 2011, Hilaneh von Kories Gallery in Hamburg is going to show “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”, an exhibit of more than eighty images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s. Maier, who in her…
Eighty Images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s at Hilaneh von Kories Gallery
HAMBURG.- Between January 27 and April 28, 2011, Hilaneh von Kories Gallery in Hamburg is going to show “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”, an exhibit of more than eighty images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s. Maier, who in her…
Important 19th-Century Italian Micromosaic is Centerpiece of Myers Auction Gallery’s Sale
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- A remarkable Italian micromosaic artwork depicting the Roman Forum and attributed to Vatican artist Cesare Roccheggiani has emerged from a Florida residence after nearly 90 years of unobtrusive display and will be auctioned on Jan….
Important 19th-Century Italian Micromosaic is Centerpiece of Myers Auction Gallery’s Sale
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- A remarkable Italian micromosaic artwork depicting the Roman Forum and attributed to Vatican artist Cesare Roccheggiani has emerged from a Florida residence after nearly 90 years of unobtrusive display and will be auctioned on Jan….