MILAN.- Studio Marconi ’65 presents the exhibition David Hockney: Etchings and litographs 1961 -1969. David Hockney is one of Britain’s most distinguished living artists, with fifty years of activity since his first works at the Royal Colleg…
Medal from Charge of the Light Brigade Offered at Bonhams
LONDON.- A Crimea Medal awarded to George Flowers of the 17th Lancers, who was killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade of 1854 will be offered by Bonhams in the Coins, Medals and Banknotes sale at Knightsbridge on December 15th. The medal is estimate…
Portraits of First World War Veterans Presented to The Queen Go on Display at Windsor Castle
LONDON.- First World War veterans will be remembered at Windsor Castle in portraits by the artist Dan Llywelyn Hall. Two of the longest-surviving veterans, Henry Allingham (1896-2009) and Harry Patch (1898-2009), whose lives spanned three centuries an…
National Museum of American History Accepts Red Hat Society Donation
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will receive a donation from the Red Hat Society, a women’s social organization that fosters a sense of joy and sisterhood. The gift includes a bright red fedora, the hat that i…
Maya Angelou Gets Her Dot on Michael Jackson Portrait
WINSTON-SALEM (AP).- Poet Maya Angelou is inviting fans of Michael Jackson to be represented in a pointillism portrait of the late singer, who died almost a year ago. Angelou met Monday at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C., with artist David Ilan, who i…