NEW YORK, N.Y.- Lehmann Maupin Gallery presents its second solo exhibition of works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S., on view from March 24 through April 30, 2011. The exhibition continues the artists’ extensive practice of challenging notions of art thr…
Second Solo Exhibition of Works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S at Lehmann Maupin Gallery
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Lehmann Maupin Gallery presents its second solo exhibition of works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S., on view from March 24 through April 30, 2011. The exhibition continues the artists’ extensive practice of challenging notions of art thr…
New Edition of Mark Twain’s Books will Try to Hold True after Removing ‘Offensive’ Words
MONTGOMERY, AL. (AP).- Mark Twain wrote that “the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter.” A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer” will try to find out if that holds true by repla…
One Hundred Years after Mark Twain’s Death, Centennial Sparks Wave of Nostalgia
HANNIBAL (REUTERS).- One hundred years after reports of his death were correct, not exaggerated, Mark Twain is a hot commodity again with an autobiography on the best-seller list and a new CD celebrating his legacy. The best seller is the first of the …
One Hundred Years after Mark Twain’s Death, Centennial Sparks Wave of Nostalgia
HANNIBAL (REUTERS).- One hundred years after reports of his death were correct, not exaggerated, Mark Twain is a hot commodity again with an autobiography on the best-seller list and a new CD celebrating his legacy. The best seller is the first of the …
Rare Mark Twain Manuscript Headlines Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Book Auction
CHICAGO, IL.- Just in time for the long-anticipated re-release of Mark Twain’s edited autobiography, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announced the November 18th sale of a fine collection of literary manuscripts by esteemed American authors, including T…
Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress Opens at the Morgan Library
NEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library—which hold two of the world’s great collections of manuscripts, rare books, letters, and other items related to the life of Mark Twain (1835-1910)— present a majo…
Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress Opens at the Morgan Library
NEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library—which hold two of the world’s great collections of manuscripts, rare books, letters, and other items related to the life of Mark Twain (1835-1910)— present a majo…
Yevtushenko Gives House, Art to Russia
By: Khristina Narizhnaya, Associated Press Writer
PEREDELKINO (AP).- Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russia’s most renowned living poet, has given his house along with an extensive art collection to the state as a museum. The two-story museum in the writer’s colo…
Mark Twain’s Unpublished Manuscript, ‘A Family Sketch’, Sets Auction Record
NEW YORK, NY.- Today at Sotheby’s New York, the second offering of rare books and manuscripts from The James S. Copley Library achieved a total of $2,783,347, bringing the total for the first four auctions of the Library to $7,146,231. The Mark Tw…