NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s New York auction of Important 20th Century Design on 15 December 2011 will offer a strong selection of works across a diverse range of styles, featuring important pieces from the Arts & Crafts movement, European and Ameri…
Smithsonian American Art Museum announces Bresler endowment to support curator position
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum has received a gift from noted craft collector and local arts patron Fleur Bresler to create an endowment to support the current curator of craft position at the museum. “Fleur Bresler exemplif…
Hermann Historica’s Successful Spring Sale Under the Sign of Dragons and Double-Headed Eagles
MUNICH.- Many clients and collectors showed great interest in the pre-sale viewing preceding the spring sale, a good sign for the 61st auction of the renowned Hermann Historica oHG, Munich auction house but between 28 April and 12 May, the top hammer p…
Washington Mansion with Dale Chihuly Chandelier Finally Sells at 70 Percent Off
MERCER ISLAND (AP).- A Seattle-area mansion with an Egyptian-themed indoor pool and a 12-foot chandelier by glass artist Dale Chihuly has finally sold — for the bargain-basement price of $12 million. The sellers put the 23,000-square-foot home o…
Bellevue Arts Museum Elects 8 New Members to its Board of Trustees
BELLEVUE, WA.- Bellevue Arts Museum announces the election of eight new members to its Board of Trustees in 2009. Seven members are re-elected to new terms. The BAM board is now comprised of 28 members with a diverse mix of business leaders, community volunteers and artists – all dedicated to continue to foster the Museum’s mission as the Pacific Northwest’s center for the exploration of art, craft and design. The eight new board members, elected to a three-year term, are: Donna Barnett: Attorney, Perkins Coie; Sabrina Knowles: Artist; Donna Lutkewitte: CPA, Norris Lutkewitte PLLC; Martha Monfried: Director of Corporate Communications, Puget Sound Energy; Steve Peterson: CFO, GLY Construction; Jenny Pohlman: Artist; Samuel H. Smith: President Emeritus, Washington State University; Susan Teel: Attorney, Estate Planning. The seven board members who have been re-elected to 3-year terms are: Carol Auerbach: Comm