NEW YORK (AP).- A former art gallery director was convicted Wednesday in an art fraud case that brought Robert De Niro to a witness stand to discuss a role he generally plays behind the scenes: artist’s son. Leigh Morse was found guilty of scheming to…
Art by World-Famous Artists–Donated as Prizes for Winning Filmmakers at Tribeca Film Festival
NEW YORK, N.Y.- During the Tribeca Film Festival, New Yorkers and festival-goers alike will be able to view the artwork of eleven major contemporary artists—to be given as prizes to winning Festival filmmakers. Robert De Niro Sr., Inka Essenhigh, …
Robert De Niro Testifies in Gallery Owner Lawrence Salander-Related Art Fraud Trial
NEW YORK (AP).- It’s a role that moviegoers might not know Robert De Niro plays: overseeing his painter father’s estate. The Academy Award-winning actor served as a star witness Friday in an art-fraud trial, testifying against a former gallery director…
Robert De Niro Testifies in Gallery Owner Lawrence Salander’s Art Fraud Trial
NEW YORK (AP).- It’s a role that moviegoers might not know Robert De Niro plays: overseeing his painter father’s estate. The Academy Award-winning actor served as a star witness Friday in an art-fraud trial, testifying against a former gallery director…
Robert De Niro Sr. Prize Created to Honor American Artists for Achievements in Painting
NEW YORK, NY.- The Estate of Robert De Niro Sr. announced the creation of The Robert De Niro, Sr. Prize, which will honor an outstanding mid-career American artist with an annual award of $25,000 for achievements in painting. The announcement was made …
Robert De Niro Sr. Prize Created to Honor American Artists for Achievements in Painting
NEW YORK, NY.- The Estate of Robert De Niro Sr. announced the creation of The Robert De Niro, Sr. Prize, which will honor an outstanding mid-career American artist with an annual award of $25,000 for achievements in painting. The announcement was made …
New York City Art Dealer Who Bilked Stars Gets Prison Time
NEW YORK (AP).- An art dealer who conned his star-studded clientele out of $120 million while indulging in such luxuries as a private baseball stadium was sentenced Tuesday to at least six years in prison for a fraud that swept up John McEnroe and the …
New York City Art Dealer Who Bilked Stars Gets Prison Time
NEW YORK (AP).- An art dealer who conned his star-studded clientele out of $120 million while indulging in such luxuries as a private baseball stadium was sentenced Tuesday to at least six years in prison for a fraud that swept up John McEnroe and the …
Last Carnegie Hall Resident, Elizabeth Sargent, Forced Out of Towers
NEW YORK (AP).- All of her neighbors are gone, forced out. Now Elizabeth Sargent, the last holdout tenant of Carnegie Hall’s towers, is preparing to leave the affordable studios that for more than a century housed some of America’s most brilliant crea…
Photographer Steve McCurry Shoots De Niro, Brooklyn, India on Last Kodachrome Roll
ROCHESTER, NY (AP).- What should a photographer shoot when he’s entrusted with the very last roll of Kodachrome? Steve McCurry took aim at the Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Central Terminal and a few human icons, too. Paul Simon, the crooner synonymous with t…