PHILADELPHIA, PA. (AP) .- Posting comments via Facebook or Twitter seems faster than a speeding bullet, but DC Comics is going back to its Silver and Bronze Age ways, returning readers’ letters to the pages of its comic books. The New York-based publis…
Melissa A. DeRuiter Named PAFA’s New Executive Vice President of Development
PHILADELPHIA, PA .- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the appointment of Melissa A. DeRuiter as its new Executive Vice President of Development effective December 1, 2010. She holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Art History and F…
La Salle University Art Museum Awarded Conservation Project Support Grant from the IMLS
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The La Salle University Art Museum has been awarded a Conservation Projects Support Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This grant will aid the Museum’s ongoing commitment to conservation, one of its core …
Exhibition at Woodmere Art Museum Takes a Fresh Look at John Folinsbee’s Life and Work
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Woodmere Art Museum – Philadelphia’s premier institution for interpreting the art and culture of the Philadelphia region – presents a new exhibition exploring the work of landscape painter John Folinsbee (1892 – 19…
Freeman’s Realizes $1.5 Million on Americana & Pennsylvania Auctions
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- It was an exciting weekend for Freeman’s American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts auction and the 5th Anniversary Pennsylvania Sale. Freeman’s experienced a crowded room all weekend, with dramatic bidding for Sunday’s Philadelphia …
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Announces Acquisition of 3,000 Works by Paul Strand
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art today announced that it has acquired, through several gifts and a purchase agreement with the Aperture Foundation, the core collection of photographs by Paul Strand, one of the pre-eminent photographers…
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Announces Acquisition of 3,000 Works by Paul Strand
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art today announced that it has acquired, through several gifts and a purchase agreement with the Aperture Foundation, the core collection of photographs by Paul Strand, one of the pre-eminent photographers…
Gratz Family Portraits Reunited at Philadelphia’s Rosenbach Museum & Library
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia announces the acquisition of two artistically and culturally significant portraits originally belonging to the Gratz Family, a prominent early American Jewish family who lived in Philade…
Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents Major Survey Devoted to Italian Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a major exhibition devoted to the work of Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933) in the Dorrance Galleries for Special Exhibitions. Widely recognized as a key figure in the development of Italian a…
Legacy is Foundation of Pennsylvania & American Auction at Freeman’s
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman’s announced the upcoming Americana and 5th Anniversary Pennsylvania Sale auctions, to be held November 20 & 21. The sales, which will contain 462 and 275 lots respectively, will highlight the best in American craftsmansh…