NEW YORK, N.Y.- Hirschl & Adler Gallery presents Bouguereau & His Milieu, on view until April 30th, 2011. In the 1950s, the art establishment had a rather narrow view of art and art history. When abstract art was at its peak, Hudson River School painti…
High Museum Partners with MOCA GA to Host Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Georgia Artists
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art has partnered with The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) to host an exhibition highlighting selected paintings and drawings from the permanent collection of MOCA GA. This exhibition will comprise appro…
LACMA Presents First Ever Thematic Exhibition of Renowned American Sculptor David Smith
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy, the first major thematic exhibition devoted to the renowned twentieth-century American sculptor David Smith (1906-65). Organized by LACMA, the exhib…
Chinese Teapot Collection Exhibit at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
NORMAN, OK.- Following a major gift of Native American art by private collector James T. Bialac a year ago, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art presents a new exhibition of contemporary Chinese teapots from Bialac’s collection. Tea & Immortality: Con…
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University Opens Two New Exhibitions
ITHACA, NY.- The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University presents two new exhibitions beginning Saturday, April 2. Social satirist, bullfighting enthusiast, chronicler of Napoleon’s atrocities, precursor of modernism—Francisco Goya …
Norton Museum of Art’s New Altered States Exhibition is All About the Power of Art
WEST PALM BEACH, FL.- Vivid explosions of color, computer-generated light installations, obsessive patterns, and multi-layered collages – visitors to Altered States, the Norton Museum of Art’s newest exhibition, may find their eyes have never…
Indianapolis Museum of Art to Open Miller House and Garden for Public Tours in May 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, announced today that the IMA will open Miller House and Garden to the public in May 2011. Located in Columbus, Ind., and one of the coun…
Maine Governor Says Bad Timing in Labor Mural Removal
AUGUSTA, ME (AP).- Maine Gov. Paul LePage says his timing wasn’t the best when he ordered the removal of a mural about the state’s labor history from the Department of Labor in Augusta. In his first public comments on the issue, which have drawn criti…
Audio of Dwight D. Eisenhower Speech at New York’s Metropolitan Museum Found
DALLAS (AP).- As commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower explicitly ordered his troops to safeguard objects of cultural and historical importance whenever possible — even while fighting a war of devastat…
Nelson-Atkins Reunites Impressionist Master Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ Tryptich
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP).- One of impressionist master Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” triptychs, separated 50 years ago and sold to three museums, has been reunited in a multifaceted exhibit that highlights not only the three-panel artwork, but the artist …