DALLAS, TX.- More than 100 extraordinary objects formerly displayed in the Forbes Galleries in New York City drew frenzied bidding from around the globe to help Heritage Auctions reach a total of more than $1 million in its June 1 Signature(r) Decorati…
The Malcolm S. Forbes Collection Highlights ‘The Gentleman Collector’ Event at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- Selections from the extraordinary collection of the late Malcolm S. Forbes, lovingly displayed in the Forbes Galleries in New York for more than a quarter century, will be offered in a href=”http://www.ha.com” target=”_blank”>Heritage Auct…
The Whitney Opens Exhibition of Highlights from Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection, an exhibition of a selection of works from the historic gift of art pledged to the Museum in May 2010 by longtime trustee Emily Fisher Landau, is open at the Whitney Museum of American Art, fro…
The Whitney Opens Exhibition of Highlights from Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection, an exhibition of a selection of works from the historic gift of art pledged to the Museum in May 2010 by longtime trustee Emily Fisher Landau, is open at the Whitney Museum of American Art, fro…
Ransom Center at University of Texas Receives Grant to Catalog Spanish Comedias Sueltas
AUSTIN, TX.- The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has received $137,015 from the Council on Library and Information Resources Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives for “Rev…
Comic Book Collector Learns Fine Art of Letting Go
By: Martha Irvine, AP National Writer
NEW YORK, NY.- Jose Alaniz spent about a week sorting and packing each comic book — carefully, lovingly. There were 12 boxes of them, comics he’d collected since his mother bought him his first one at age 6. …
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…
Christian Marclay: Festival to Be Presented at the Whitney
NEW YORK, NY.- Artist/composer Christian Marclay (b. 1955), known for the distinctive fusion of sound and image in his art, is the subject of a major exhibition this summer at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Activated by daily musical performances,…