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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, January 14, 2011

Frank Benson's "Great White Herons,' 1933, was sold by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Critics question strategy behind PAFA sales, acquisitions
CultureGrrl on ArtsJournal - January 13th, 2011 19:09

Art critic Lee Rosenbaum, aka CultureGrrl, posted a blog titled "PAFA's folly; Art sales v. Acquisitions," which scrutinizes the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts' latest decisions in deaccessioning and acquiring works of art for its permanent collection. "The disposal of traditional, historic works to acquire freshly minted pieces and/or works by minority and female artists brings to mind the much criticized 2007 disposals by the Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, of highly important ...

Transcending Vision: American Impressionism, 1870-1940, on view May 14 – September 25, 2011, includes Childe Hassam's Old House, East Hampton, 1917. Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in. Bank of America Collection.

Crocker Art Museum Presents Summer of Impressionism in 2011
Release Date: 13 January 2011
The Crocker Art Museum will present a series of exhibitions this summer showcasing the journey of Impressionism from France to the U.S. With a strong emphasis on landscape paintings, the exhibitions collectively feature works by renowned French and American artists alongside masterpieces of ...

Shepard Fairey in front of his Obama image.

Shepard Fairey, AP settle over Obama poster
mediabistro - January 13th, 2011 18:27

A settlement has been reached between artist Shepard Fairey and the Associated Press over a contested Obama image. The AP had asserted that Fairey infringed on their copyrights by using an AP photograph as the basis for his now iconic poster rendering of Obama. While Fairey believed he was blameless under copyright laws, he agreed in the settlement to never use another AP image in his art without obtaining a license. The AP will allow Fairey to produce more works bssed on AP pictures and ...

ILLUSTRIOUS DESIGNERS, NEW COLLECTORS AND PHILANTHROPISTS GATHER AT YOUNG COLLECTORS NIGHT AT THE WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW
Release Date: 12 January 2011
On Thursday, January 27th, East Side House Settlement (ESH, www.eastsidehouse.org) will host the annual Young Collectors Night at the Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory. This high-energy night attracts over 600 new collectors, young philanthropists, art and antique enthusiasts, and ...

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	THREE SIGNIFICANT SCHOLARS PRESENT FRESH LOOK AT THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL MOVEMENT with panel discussion at AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FINE ART FAIR – PALM BEACH, FL, FEB 7TH 2011 Release Date: 13 January 2011 The American International Fine Art Fair will host a panel discussion on the Hudson River School featuring three esteemed scholars of American Art. Titled A Fresh Look at the Hudson River School, the panel will include Linda S. Ferber, Vice President and Senior Art Historian of The New-York ... Read more

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