CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art has acquired a rare screen that demonstrates European and Chinese influences on Korean art from the Joseon period. Consisting of ten-panels depicting the personal objects of a Confucian scholar, the screen us…
Sotheby’s to Exhibit Artistic Treasures of the Islamic World in Doha, Qatar in March
LONDON.- Sotheby’s will mount an exhibition at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha from the 5th-6th March 2011 which will be highlighted by an extraordinary group of objects assembled by the late scholar and collector, Stuart Cary Welch. Ranging from …
The Wallace Collection Announces the Appointment of Dr. Christoph Vogtherr as New Director
LONDON.- The Chairman, Sir John Ritblat, and the Trustees of the Wallace Collection announced the appointment of Dr Christoph Vogtherr as the next Director of the Collection upon the retirement of Dame Rosalind Savill DBE next October 2011. ‘Having run…
The Wallace Collection Announces the Appointment of Dr. Christoph Vogtherr as New Director
LONDON.- The Chairman, Sir John Ritblat, and the Trustees of the Wallace Collection announced the appointment of Dr Christoph Vogtherr as the next Director of the Collection upon the retirement of Dame Rosalind Savill DBE next October 2011. ‘Having run…
"Interventions" Sculptural Furniture by Yoav Liberman, Windgate Artist in Residence at Purchase College
PURCHASE, NY.- In “Interventions” Yoav Liberman exhibits new works he created from found objects and discarded wood while in residence as a Windgate Scholar at the Purchase College School of Art + Design. The sculptural furniture pieces will…
New Edition of Mark Twain’s Books will Try to Hold True after Removing ‘Offensive’ Words
MONTGOMERY, AL. (AP).- Mark Twain wrote that “the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter.” A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer” will try to find out if that holds true by repla…
Robert A. M. Stern Named 2011 Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture Laureate
NOTRE DAME, IN.- Robert A. M. Stern, whose influential designs have revitalized traditional architecture, has been named the 2011 recipient of the Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. Stern will receive $200,000 and a model of the Chor…
Robert A. M. Stern Named 2011 Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture Laureate
NOTRE DAME, IN.- Robert A. M. Stern, whose influential designs have revitalized traditional architecture, has been named the 2011 recipient of the Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. Stern will receive $200,000 and a model of the Chor…
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Announces the Appointment of Charles Waldheim as Consulting Curator of Landscape
BOSTON, MA.- Anne Hawley, Norma Jean Calderwood Director, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum announced the appointment of landscape scholar and educator Charles Waldheim, principal, Urban Agency as the Museum’s new consulting Curator of Landscape, ef…
Japanese Medicine Container Makes World Record in an International Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Bonhams announced that a 19th century roiro lacquer four-case inro by Shibata Zeshin has made the world record price for on inro in an international sale, selling for £162,000 in Part 1 of the Edward Wrangham collection, one of Europe’s…