Liverpool.- The Walker Art Gallery is proud to present “Art in Revolution: Liverpool 1911”, an exploration of a ground-breaking exhibition held in Liverpool in 1911 which displayed international Post-Impressionist artworks alongside local avant-gard…
History Inked at Bonhams & Butterfields Sir Winston Churchill Fountain Pen Sets World Auction Record
LOS ANGELES, CA.- International auctioneers, Bonhams & Butterfields, announced the company’s eighth offering of exceptional writing instruments in the United States on May 23, 2011. The auction contained over 200 lots and offered a diverse selecti…
Carnegie Museum of Art Presents the Powerful Work of Candida Höfer and Cyprien Gaillard
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art presents the powerful work of two contemporary artists—Candida Höfer and Cyprien Gaillard—who explore architectural environments and how they influence experiences and perceptions of the world. “W…
Unpublished Churchill Speech on Hard Work and the Benefits of Science for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- An unpublished speech by Sir Winston Churchill is coming up for sale as part of the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits at Bonhams in London on 29 March. It is estimated at between £5,000-6,000. The typed, six-page, speech printed o…
Unpublished Churchill Speech on Hard Work and the Benefits of Science for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- An unpublished speech by Sir Winston Churchill is coming up for sale as part of the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits at Bonhams in London on 29 March. It is estimated at between £5,000-6,000. The typed, six-page, speech printed o…
The Home of Leading Scientist Who Helped Develop the ‘Bouncing Bomb’ to Be Sold
LONDON.- Christie’s will offer the contents of one of the finest Regency villas in Bath, Crowe Hall, at the King Street salerooms on Thursday, 16 December 2010. Crowe Hall was the home of Sir Sydney Barratt (1898-1975), a chemist whose advice to S…
The Home of Leading Scientist who Helped Develop the ‘Bouncing Bomb’ will be Sold at Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s will offer the contents of one of the finest Regency villas in Bath, Crowe Hall, at the King Street salerooms on Thursday, 16 December 2010. Crowe Hall was the home of Sir Sydney Barratt (1898-1975), a chemist whose advice to S…
Retrospective of the Works of One of the Most Important Photographers of Our Time
VIENNA.- René Burri was born in Zurich in 1933. From 1959, as a member of Magnum Photos, he travelled to the scenes of innumerable world events. “The camera has always been a magic wand for me, giving me access to places where I could try new experime…
Retrospective of the Works of One of the Most Important Photographers of Our Time at Kunst Haus Wien
VIENNA.- René Burri was born in Zurich in 1933. From 1959, as a member of Magnum Photos, he travelled to the scenes of innumerable world events. “The camera has always been a magic wand for me, giving me access to places where I could try new experime…
London’s Savoy Hotel, the "Palace by the Thames", to Reopen after $350 Million Facelift
LONDON (REUTERS).- London’s Savoy Hotel, the “Palace by the Thames” that has welcomed generations of royals, prime ministers and Hollywood stars, reopens this weekend after a facelift that cost 220 million pounds ($350 million). With its iconic Art Dec…