By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- With the wounds of a hard-fought political campaign still raw, the country was sharply divided by the time the election was finished. It was 150 years ago Saturday: President Abraham Lincoln was el…
DeCordova Announces the Rappaport Endowment Fund and the Winner of the 11th Rappaport Prize
LINCOLN, MA.- At its Fall Meeting, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announced both a major gift from the Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation to endow the Rappaport Prize in perpetuity, as well as the 2010 winner of the Rappaport Prize. The …
DeCordova Announces the Rappaport Endowment Fund and the Winner of the 11th Rappaport Prize
LINCOLN, MA.- At its Fall Meeting, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announced both a major gift from the Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation to endow the Rappaport Prize in perpetuity, as well as the 2010 winner of the Rappaport Prize. The …
The Sheldon Museum of Art to display "James McNeill Whistler: 40 Years of Printmaking"
Lincoln, NB – Forty etchings and lithographs from the Sheldon Museum
of Art’s permanent collection will be shown together for the first time in
“James McNeill Whistler: 40 Years of Printmaking.” As is evident in
prints from the Thames Set, W…
The Sheldon Museum of Art to display "James McNeill Whistler: 40 Years of Printmaking"
Lincoln, NB – Forty etchings and lithographs from the Sheldon Museum
of Art’s permanent collection will be shown together for the first time in
“James McNeill Whistler: 40 Years of Printmaking.” As is evident in
prints from the Thames Set, W…
Bruce Museum Acquires Sculpture by Gaston Lachaise
GREENWICH, CT.- The Bruce Museum announces that it has acquired a major sculpture by the French/American artist Gaston Lachaise (1882-1935), one of the pioneers of modern art in the early decades of the last century. The work depicts Lincoln Kirstein (…
Moore Sculpture Returns to Historic New England’s Gropius House
BOSTON, MA.- To further add to its collection of material related to its historic properties, Historic New England is acquiring a bronze reclining figure by sculptor and artist Henry Moore (1898-1986) that was a gift from Moore to Walter and Ise Gropiu…
DeCordova Announces Installation of Roy Lichtenstein’s Five Brushstrokes
LINCOLN, MA.- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announced the arrival of Roy Lichtenstein’s Five Brushstrokes, a monumental addition to the Sculptu¬¬re Park on Thursday, July 22.. The 2010 fabrication of Lichtenstein’s iconic Five Brushst…
The School of American Ballet Celebrating its 75th Anniversary
New York, NY – “THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAN BALLET is on the
same order as the Muscovite Imperial Ballet back in the days when the czar
racket was a paying proposition.” So begins an unpublished 1933 draft for a news
release for the School …
DeCordova Museum to Present a Harold Tovish Exhibition
LINCOLN, MA.- Harold “Red” Tovish (1921-2008) was one of the most important artists working in Boston during the second half of the twentieth century. The DeCordova Museum announces an exhibition of Harold Tovish’s sculptures, lithog…