SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) presents salt 2: Sophie Whettnall, the second in the museum’s new series of exhibitions showcasing innovative art from around the world. salt aims to reflect the international impact of cont…
Contemporary Photographer Sally Mann’s The Flesh and The Spirit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
RICHMOND, VA.- One of the first major presentations in the United States of the bold work of contemporary photographer Sally Mann opened at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) on November 13, 2010. Exclusive to Richmond, the exhibition will continu…
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts Unveils New $504 Million Art of the Americas Wing
BOSTON (REUTERS).- When redecorating his home some years ago, financier Henry Kravis sold a painting by John Singer Sargent to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The painting — “Charles Stewart Sixth Marquess of Londonderry, Carrying the Great Sword o…
Mark Polizzotti Named Publisher & Editor in Chief at Met Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Mark Polizzotti has been appointed Publisher and Editor in Chief at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he will oversee all aspects of the Museum’s scholarly publishing program, it was announced today by Director Thomas P. Campbell. …
Utah Museum of Fine Arts Opens Trevor Southey: Reconciliation
SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) presents Trevor Southey: Reconciliation, a retrospective exhibition of the most significant works from each period of former Utah-based artist Trevor Southey’s (b. 1940) career. Guest curate…
U.S. Court of Appeals Confirms Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is Rightful Owner of Kokoschka Painting
BOSTON, MA.- Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued its decision in the case determining ownership of Oskar Kokoschka’s painting Two Nudes (Lovers) (painted about 1913). The decision affirmed United States Dist…
Court: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston can Keep Work Sold in Nazi Era
BOSTON (AP).- A federal appeals court has ruled that Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts can retain ownership of a 1913 painting by Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka that was sold during the Nazi occupation of Austria. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule…
70-Year Retrospective Highlights African, Caribbean and American Iconography
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Museum of Women in the Arts presents Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color, the first major retrospective surveying Jones’ wide array of subjects and styles. Loïs Mailou Jones is on view October 9, 2010, throug…
70-Year Retrospective Highlights African, Caribbean and American Iconography
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Museum of Women in the Arts presents Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color, the first major retrospective surveying Jones’ wide array of subjects and styles. Loïs Mailou Jones is on view October 9, 2010, throug…
"Picasso: Masterpieces From the Musée National Picasso" Opens at Seattle Art Museum
SEATTLE (AP).- A traveling exhibition of essential works from Pablo Picasso’s personal collection is making its U.S. debut this week. “Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris” will include paintings, drawings, sculptures and etchin…