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Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), “First Signs of Spring,” 1947. Oil on canvas, 22″ x 17″. Cover illustration for “The Saturday Evening Post,” March 22, 1947. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections, gift of Ginny Severinghaus in memory of Nelson “Ben” Severinghaus. ©SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN.

Norman Rockwell Museum Nearly Doubles Collection With Gifts
Release Date: 20 February 2014
A transformational outcome of a collections development initiative launched five years ago, Norman Rockwell Museum has acquired the art and archives from the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut, nearly doubling the museum’s collections. This major gift comprises more than 5,000 ...

Detail of a 16th c. Korean scroll discovered in a vault at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

Korean Art Treasure Discovered in Vault of Honolulu Museum of Art
ArtfixDaily Staff - February 20th, 2014 22:24

A valuable and historically-important 425-year-old scroll was found in the basement of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The relic was discovered by...

"Costumes of Downton Abbey" at Winterthur

Costumes of Downton Abbey to Debut at Winterthur
ArtfixDaily Staff - February 20th, 2014 22:24

Costumes of Downton Abbey, a major exhibition featuring 40 exquisite costumes from the award-winning PBS series, will open at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library next month.

William Glackens, Cape Cod Pier, 1908, oil on canvas, 26 in. x 32 in. NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Gift of anonymous donor.

First Major William Glackens Exhibition in Decades to Open in Florida
Release Date: 20 February 2014
NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale will open this weekend "William Glackens," the first comprehensive exhibition since 1966 of this key American artist. "William Glackens" is organized and presented in collaboration with the Parrish Art Museum and the Barnes Foundation, where the exhibition will ...

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	Arkansas Arts Center acquires large collection of drawings and watercolors by leading Stieglitz circle artist John Marin Release Date: 20 February 2014 The Arkansas Arts Center, the state’s leader in international, visual, and performing arts, is proud to announce it has received a spectacular gift from Norma B. Marin of 290 watercolors and drawings by the great American modern artist John Marin (1870 – 1953). “This is a very important gift ... Read more

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