LONDON.- A set of six Charles II chairs believed to have been used in the court room of Judge Jeffreys during the Bloody Assize at Taunton Castle, Somerset, in 1685, is to be sold at Bonhams’ Fine English Furniture and Works of Art sale on 3 Novem…
Chairs from Taunton Castle, Somerset, Used During the Bloody Assizes to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A set of six Charles II chairs believed to have been used in the court room of Judge Jeffreys during the Bloody Assize at Taunton Castle, Somerset, in 1685, is to be sold at Bonhams’ Fine English Furniture and Works of Art sale on 3 Novem…
First Retrospective in Germany of Paul Graham at Deichtorhallen
HAMBURG.- The House of Photography at Deichtorhallen Hamburg is presenting in cooperation with the Museum Folkwang the first retrospective in Germany of the British photographer Paul Graham (b. 1956) with 11 major work complexes produced since 1981. Wi…
First Retrospective in Germany of British Photographer Paul Graham at Deichtorhallen
HAMBURG.- The House of Photography at Deichtorhallen Hamburg is presenting in cooperation with the Museum Folkwang the first retrospective in Germany of the British photographer Paul Graham (b. 1956) with 11 major work complexes produced since 1981. Wi…
"Nueva York" Turns Lens South to New York Hispanic Roots
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A new exhibit at El Museo del Barrio turns an historic lens on New York’s north-south relations, highlighting its long and deep roots with the Spanish-speaking world. “Nueva York: 1613-1945,” which opens on September 17 and runs un…
"Nueva York" Turns Lens South to New York Hispanic Roots
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A new exhibit at El Museo del Barrio turns an historic lens on New York’s north-south relations, highlighting its long and deep roots with the Spanish-speaking world. “Nueva York: 1613-1945,” which opens on September 17 and runs un…
LE BAL: A New Venue for the Document-Image to Open in Paris
PARIS.- Chez Isis was a haven of drinking and dancing in the Roaring Twenties. Customers came in droves, eager to let their hair down in its ground-floor restaurant, basement dance floor and upstairs in its “no questions asked” hotel. After t…
Dramatic Painting Capturing World War Two Horrors Acquired for Ben Uri
LONDON.- London’s Ben Uri Gallery has announced that it has bought a dramatic watercolour by distinguished German artist George Grosz. The painting captures the horrors of the Second World War. George Grosz (1893 –1959) is renowned for challe…
Dramatic Painting Capturing World War Two Horrors Acquired for Ben Uri
LONDON.- London’s Ben Uri Gallery has announced that it has bought a dramatic watercolour by distinguished German artist George Grosz. The painting captures the horrors of the Second World War. George Grosz (1893 –1959) is renowned for challe…
National Gallery Commemorates Second World War with Special Day of Events and New Online Resource
LONDON.- In the year which commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the National Gallery is launching an online archive dedicated to the history of the National Gallery during the Second World War. A series of special concerts will a…