LONDON.- Sotheby’s will once again this year bring an exceptional array of Greek art to the market. The company’s second Greek Sale of 2010 will take place in London on Monday, 22 November, 2010 and it will present for sale rare and important work…
Sotheby’s Announces an Exceptional Array of Greek Art this Winter
LONDON.- Sotheby’s will once again this year bring an exceptional array of Greek art to the market. The company’s second Greek Sale of 2010 will take place in London on Monday, 22 November, 2010 and it will present for sale rare and important work…
Discover America’s Roots In First-Ever Charles Deas Retrospective
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum (DAM) presents Charles Deas and 1840s America, the first retrospective of the decade-long career of Western American painter Charles Deas. Organized by the DAM and guest curator Carol Clark, Professor of Art History a…
Masterworks of N. C. Earthenware Comes to The Milwaukee Art Museum
MILWAUKEE, WI.- The first major North Carolina earthenware survey completed in the United States, Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware, opens at the Milwaukee Art Museum on Thursday, September 2, 2010, and runs through Monday, January…
Dr. Shirley Thomson, Former Director of the National Gallery of Canada, Died
TORONTO.- An iconic figure in the world of Canadian and international art, former director of the National Gallery of Canada, Dr. Shirley Lavinia Thomson died peacefully in her sleep on August 10, 2010. Dr. Thomson was named eighth Director of the Nati…
Lorenzo Dow Turner Exhibition Opens at the Anacostia Community Museum
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum presents the groundbreaking exhibition “Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Community through Language” on view from Aug. 9 through March 27, 2011. Curated by Alc…
Researchers Unveil "Holy Grail" of Audubon Illustration
PHILADELPHIA (REUTERS).- Researchers have found the first published illustration by John James Audubon, America’s most famous bird artist, ending decades of searching for the prized but elusive work. Audubon had made two references to the illustration …
Sergio Cortesini Receives First Annual Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize
WASHINGTON, DC.- Sergio Cortesini of the University of Cassino in Italy has been awarded the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s 2010 Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize. Cortesini was selected by an international review pane…
Study of Latin American Art at Hunter College Transformed with $1 Million Gift
NEW YORK, NY.- Hunter College has entered into a major partnership with the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) that will have a transformative impact on the teaching and development of Latin American art at Hunter. The in…