NEW YORK (AP).- Columbia University has acquired the papers of publisher and First Amendment crusader Barney Rosset. The New York school announced Monday its Rare Book & Manuscript Library would be home to Rosset’s letters, manuscripts and other docum…
Comprehensive Nam June Paik Retrospective Opens at Museum Kunst Palast in Dusseldorf
DUSSELDORF.- In collaboration with Tate Liverpool, the museum kunst palast dedicates a comprehensive retrospective to Nam June Paik (*Seoul 1932, +Miami 2006), founder of video and media art. With numerous loans drawn from both international public and…
Revolution Museum Settles on Philadelphia After 11 Years
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A spot for a Revolutionary War museum has finally been chosen after 11 years of planning and bureaucratic squabbling — about three years longer than it took the Colonies to win independence. Under an agreement that becomes offi…
Revolution Museum Settles on Philadelphia After 11 Years
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A spot for a Revolutionary War museum has finally been chosen after 11 years of planning and bureaucratic squabbling — about three years longer than it took the Colonies to win independence. Under an agreement that becomes offi…
Lewis & Clark Among Top Lots at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Auction
CHICAGO, IL.- A crowded sales-room, busy phone lines and aggressive internet bidding contributed to strong prices realized at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ highly successful Fine Books and Manuscripts auction in Chicago on August 12. Director Mary W…
Lewis & Clark Among Top Lots at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Auction
CHICAGO, IL.- A crowded sales-room, busy phone lines and aggressive internet bidding contributed to strong prices realized at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ highly successful Fine Books and Manuscripts auction in Chicago on August 12. Director Mary W…
Relics from Captain Scott’s Fatal Last Epedition to Be Offered at Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s announced that they will offer at auction the Charles Seymour Wright collection of relics from Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913. Sir Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975) was the last surviving member of Scot…
Relics from Captain Scott’s Fatal Last Epedition to Be Offered at Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s announced that they will offer at auction the Charles Seymour Wright collection of relics from Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913. Sir Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975) was the last surviving member of Scot…
United Kingdom Show Explores Jimi Hendrix’s Links to Handel
LONDON (REUTERS=.- The Handel House Museum in London is a permanent celebration of the 18th century German-born composer’s life and times, but this week honors another legendary musician linked to the site — Jimi Hendrix. From August 25 to November 7,…
National Anthropological Archives Receives Grant from President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Anthropological Archives has received a $323,000 “Save America’s Treasures” grant from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The grant will ensure long-term preser…