SAN MARINO, CA.- A gift from the estate of Frances Lasker Brody to The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is expected to yield in excess of $100 million, the largest single cash gift to the institution and one that will go a gre…
Oklahoma City Museum of Art Acquires Two Works by Renowned American Artist Anne Truitt
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.- The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has acquired two major works of art by American artist Anne Truitt (1921–2004). The Sea, The Sea (2003) and Memory (1981) were purchased with funds from the Kirkpatrick Family Fund and the Kirkpa…
Oklahoma City Museum of Art Acquires Two Works by Renowned American Artist Anne Truitt
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.- The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has acquired two major works of art by American artist Anne Truitt (1921–2004). The Sea, The Sea (2003) and Memory (1981) were purchased with funds from the Kirkpatrick Family Fund and the Kirkpa…
Maryhill Museum of Art Announces Plans for First Expansion in 70-Year History
GOLDENDALE, WA.- The Board of Trustees of Maryhill Museum of Art announced plans for a $10 million expansion project to be completed by March 2012. The new 25,500 square foot Mary and Bruce Stevenson Wing, designed by GBD Architects of Portland, will a…
Maryhill Museum of Art Announces Plans for First Expansion in 70-Year History
GOLDENDALE, WA.- The Board of Trustees of Maryhill Museum of Art announced plans for a $10 million expansion project to be completed by March 2012. The new 25,500 square foot Mary and Bruce Stevenson Wing, designed by GBD Architects of Portland, will a…
Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Collection of Objects from Southern Africa and Contemporary Work by Tony Oursler
CLEVELAND, OH.- A collection of 19th- and 20th-century portable objects from southern Africa and a contemporary sculpture and video piece from American artist Tony Oursler are the latest works acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art. The acquisitions w…
Portland Museum of Art’s $3 million Gift from Emily Eaton Moore is Allocated
PORTLAND, ME.- At today’s Board of Trustees meeting, the Portland Museum of Art determined that the proceeds from the major gift of $3 million given to the Museum from the family of Emily Eaton Moore will be allocated as follows: $1 million to cre…
Dr. Michael W. Schantz Appointed to Serve as Executive Director of The Heckscher Museum of Art
HUNTINGTON, NY.- – Dr. Michael W. Schantz has been appointed to serve as Executive Director of The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, New York by the institution’s Board of Trustees effective November 1, 2010. Judith A. Jedlicka will con…
Dr. Michael W. Schantz appointed to Serve as Executive Director of The Heckscher Museum of Art
HUNTINGTON, NY.- – Dr. Michael W. Schantz has been appointed to serve as Executive Director of The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, New York by the institution’s Board of Trustees effective November 1, 2010. Judith A. Jedlicka will con…
The Cleveland Museum of Art Announces Newest Acquisitions
CLEVELAND, OH.- A rare pair of Russian candelabra made by the 18th-century craftsmen of Tula, a Byzantine icon attributed to the Cretan painter Angelos Akotantos, a 19th-century watercolor by William Turner of Oxford, a vibrant abstract painting by Ame…