STOCKHOLM.- The collection of portrait miniatures at Nationalmuseum has been enriched with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The artist behind the portrait was the official court painter and the first grand name in English miniature painting,…
Royal Wedding Hat Sells for Over $130,000 on eBay
LONDON (AP).- Auction site eBay says a bidder has paid 81,100 pounds ($131,648) for the silk bow hat worn by Princess Beatrice to last month’s royal wedding. The 22-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II put the Philip Treacy creation on sale t…
Western Artist Harry Jackson Dies at Age 87
CODY, WY (AP).- Wyoming artist Harry Jackson, known for both his works of abstract expressionism and images of the American West, has died at the age of 87. Funeral home officials told the Casper-Star Tribune that Jackson died Monday at the veterans’ h…
Erin O’Connor Unveils New Rankin Photos at Portrait Gallery’s Fashion Friday Late Opening
LONDON.- On Friday 11 February, as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s programme of late openings, Late Shift, in partnership with FTI Consulting, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk will unveil the new Rankin portraits as part of their latest campa…
Erin O’Connor Unveils New Rankin Photographs at National Portrait Gallery’s Fashion Friday Late Opening
LONDON.- On Friday 11 February, as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s programme of late openings, Late Shift, in partnership with FTI Consulting, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk will unveil the new Rankin portraits as part of their latest campa…
Erin O’Connor Unveils New Rankin Photographs at National Portrait Gallery’s Fashion Friday Late Opening
LONDON.- On Friday 11 February, as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s programme of late openings, Late Shift, in partnership with FTI Consulting, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk will unveil the new Rankin portraits as part of their latest campa…
Notable Names Highlight Clars February 2011 Auction
OAKLAND, CA.- Clars auctioneers, appraising and selling fine art and antiques since 1948, will offer collectors a two-day sale February 5-6, 2011, with important works of fine art, Asian art, furniture, jewelry, books, manuscripts and collectibles offe…
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’…
Famous Christian Landmark Tree, The Glastonbury Holy Thorn Tree, Chopped Down
LONDON (AP).- British police were searching Friday for vandals who chopped down a thorn tree venerated for centuries by Christians. The Glastonbury Holy Thorn Tree, said to have links to the earliest days of Christianity in England, has been reduced to…
National Museums of Liverpool Confirm the Origins of Bed-In for Peace Bedspread
LIVERPOOL.- The origins of one of the world’s most symbolic bedspreads has, for the last 40 years, been affiliated to the wrong person. The handcrafted ‘All You Need Is Love’ bedspread, presented to John Lennon and Yoko Ono in May 1969 d…