HOUSTON, TX.- A six-month journey to the Rocky Mountains in 1837 provided artist Alfred Jacob Miller (1810–1874) with a lifetime of subjects to paint: mountain men in the fur trade, Native American life and traditions, panoramic landscapes and wil…
The Knoxville Museum of Art Presents Nine Video Works by Filmmaker Peter Sarkisian
KNOXVILLE, TN.- The Knoxville Museum of Art presents Peter Sarkisian: Video Works, 1996-2008 from February 11 through April 24, 2011. Sarkisian’s art lies at the intersection of film, video, and sculpture. Sarkisian began his career as a filmmake…
Philbrook Museum of Art Features Exhibition American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow
TULSA, OK.- Philbrook Museum of Art opened another captivating, must-see exhibition on February 13. American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow, focuses on a design style that emerged during the 1930s and 1940s, characterized by curving forms, a…
AAMD and AAM Statement Regarding Pollock and University of Iowa Museum of Art
NEW YORK, NY.- In response to the recent call to sell Jackson Pollock’s Mural from the collection of The University of Iowa Museum of Art, the Association of Art Museum Directors and the American Association of Museums released the following joint…
The Portland Museum of Art’s Winslow Homer Studio is the Inspiration for J.Crew’s Spring 2011 Men’s Collection
PORTLAND, ME.- The Portland Museum of Art’s Winslow Homer Studio is the inspiration for J.Crew’s Spring 2011 Men’s Collection. The Museum’s catalogue for the exhibition Winslow Homer and the Poetics of Place, designed by Daniel Pepi…
Austin Museum of Art Announces Departure of Executive Director and Chief Curator
AUSTIN, TX.- The Austin Museum of Art announced in January that Dana Friis‐Hansen, Executive Director and Chief Curator, was leaving the Museum. Friis‐Hansen joined the Museum as Chief Curator in 1999 and from 2002 until January 2011, he s…
Recent Paintings by Artist Laurie Fendrich at Gary Snyder Project Space in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Gary Snyder Project Space presents the exhibition, Laurie Fendrich: Recent Paintings, opening February 10th, 2011, and continuing through April 2nd, 2011. Fendrich’s work is the subject of a retrospective exhibition, Sense and Sensa…
Paul Ruddock Elected a Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Paul Ruddock has been elected to the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was announced by James R. Houghton, the Museum’s Chairman. The election took place at the January 11 meeting of the Board of Trustees. “The Metr…
Maryhill Museum of Art Board of Trustees Unanimous in Decision to Begin Construction on New Wing
GOLDENDALE, WA.- With 95 percent of the funds in hand, the Board of Trustees of Maryhill Museum of Art has unanimously agreed to begin construction on the 25,500 square foot Mary and Bruce Stevenson Wing. An official groundbreaking ceremony for the fi…
Louise Nevelson Work of Art Cleaned in Nelson-Atkins Gallery While Visitors Watch
KANSAS CITY, MO.- It’s not often that museum visitors actually see a pair of hands working on a work of art, but that’s what will be on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art beginning Feb. 9 through Feb. 25. Louise Nevelson’s End of Da…