CHICAGO, IL.- Beginning around 1910, a group of vanguard artists working in Europe advanced the radical idea that art had a mandate to transform daily life, from silverware to postage stamps to buildings. This theory would eventually take hold in th…
Exhibition Showcases Revolutionary Moment in 20th Century Graphic and Industrial Design
CHICAGO, IL.- Beginning around 1910, a group of vanguard artists working in Europe advanced the radical idea that art had a mandate to transform daily life, from silverware to postage stamps to buildings. This theory would eventually take hold in the w…
U.S. Postal Service Issues Stamp Featuring Clark’s Gilbert Stuart Portrait of Washington
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- The United States Postal Service issued a new stamp this week featuring a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s collection. The 20-cent “definitive” stamp joi…
Nigerian Artist Who Painted the HM Queen Elizabeth II Featured in Bonhams "Africa Now" Sale
LONDON.- A painting by Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy M.B.E. – the female Nigerian artist who produced a portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II recently – will feature in Bonhams next `Africa Now’ sale in London on 16th March 2011. One of Nigeria’…
Art Show by Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood Starts Up in Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN (AP).- Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood says he’s pleased to see his art on the walls of an Ohio gallery instead of in his crowded studio. Wood says in the studio his paintings, pen and pencil drawings and mixed-media drawings look “lik…
Art Show by Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood Starts Up in Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN (AP).- Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood says he’s pleased to see his art on the walls of an Ohio gallery instead of in his crowded studio. Wood says in the studio his paintings, pen and pencil drawings and mixed-media drawings look “lik…