Hong Kong.- The Zee Stone Gallery is proud to present “Bitter Sweet Symphony”, an exhibition of Oil paintings by Le Thong until July 15th. Le Thong is a talented Hanoi-based artist, whose paintings feature refined and graceful women …
Utah Tour Guide David Lund Accused by Government of Israel of Smuggling Artifacts
SALT LAKE CITY (AP).- Tour guide David Lund on Friday denied accusations by Israeli authorities that he was trying to smuggle antiquities from that country. Israeli authorities arrested Lund earlier this week on suspicion of trafficking antiquities, bu…
Northwestern’s Block Museum Director David Alan Robertson to Step Down
EVANSTON, IL.- David Alan Robertson has announced that he will be stepping down as The Ellen Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum of Art effective Dec. 31, 2011. Robertson has served as the director of the Block Museum and lecturer in art history …
Northwestern’s Block Museum Director David Alan Robertson to Step Down
EVANSTON, IL.- David Alan Robertson has announced that he will be stepping down as The Ellen Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum of Art effective Dec. 31, 2011. Robertson has served as the director of the Block Museum and lecturer in art history …
High Names Scholar Valerie Cassel Oliver as 2011 Recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art has named scholar Valerie Cassel Oliver as the 2011 recipient of The David C. Driskell Prize. Named for the renowned African American artist and art scholar, the Driskell Prize is an annual award that recognizes a s…
Lost Images of ‘Human Exhibits’ in Britain Discovered by University of Leicester Researcher
LEICESTER.- A University of Leicester researcher has discovered two photographic images, presumed lost, of native Americans brought to Britain by Roger Casement a century ago. Dr Lesley Wylie, Lecturer in Latin American Studies in the School of Modern …
Lost Images of ‘Human Exhibits’ in Britain Discovered by University of Leicester Researcher
LEICESTER.- A University of Leicester researcher has discovered two photographic images, presumed lost, of native Americans brought to Britain by Roger Casement a century ago. Dr Lesley Wylie, Lecturer in Latin American Studies in the School of Modern …
QUAD, in Derby Announces Five New Members of Staff who have Joined the Team
DERBY.- Derby QUAD has announced five new members of staff who have joined the team in new positions at the venue. The five new members of staff are: David Thomas Crawley, Education Curator; Robert Colbert, Commercial Manager; Emma Weatherdon, Developm…
Bauhaus Archive Commemorates Hajo Rose’s 100th Anniversary with Exhibition
BERLIN.- ‘Finally – a house made of steel and glass!’ This was the enthusiastic reaction of Hajo Rose (1910 – 1989) to the Bauhaus building in Dessau when he began his studies there in 1930. Rose promoted the methods of the Bauhaus throu…
Bauhaus Archive Commemorates Hajo Rose’s 100th Anniversary with Exhibition
BERLIN.- ‘Finally – a house made of steel and glass!’ This was the enthusiastic reaction of Hajo Rose (1910 – 1989) to the Bauhaus building in Dessau when he began his studies there in 1930. Rose promoted the methods of the Bauhaus throu…