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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, January 31, 2014

Seattle Art Museum will loan a Japanese screen titled "Sound of the Waves" to the Denver Art Museum if the Seahawks lose to the Broncos.

Museums Put Artworks on the Table in Super Bowl Bet
ArtfixDaily Staff - January 30th, 2014 21:19

Sports mania and fine art mix once again in a bet made between art museum directors in the home city's of competing teams. This year, Seattle Art Museum and Denver Art Museum have wagered ..

Berkeley No. 52, Richard Diebenkorn, 1955, picked by the Obamas for the White House in 2009.

President Loves Art History, But Not How it Pays
ArtfixDaily Staff - January 30th, 2014 22:48

While speaking on Thursday at a General Electric manufacturing plant in Waukesha, Wis., President Obama made a comment that manufacturing jobs might be a better paying line of work than ones secured with an art history degree.

Tony Matelli, Arrangement, 2012. Painted bronze, 33 x 16 x 22 in. Collection of Scott and Cissy Wolfe

FIRST U.S. MUSEUM SOLO EXHIBITION OF SCULPTOR TONY MATELLI OPENS FEBRUARY 5 at THE DAVIS MUSEUM AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE
Release Date: 30 January 2014
Tony Matelli: New Gravity, the artist’s first solo exhibition at a U.S museum, opens at the Davis Museum on February 5, 2014. Comprised of recent works from the past five years as well as new works created specifically for the Davis, the exhibition focuses on the artist’s discursive use of time, ...

Garth's February 7 Eclectic Auction to feature a PAIR OF APOTHECARY SHOW GLOBES, American, early 20th century. Nicely cast brass frames, fittings and finials with embossed patent date of June 10, 1891. Estimate $600-$800

Fall In Love with 3 February Auctions at Garth’s Auctions
Release Date: 28 January 2014
Find the perfect gift for your loved one or fall in love with something for your own decor this February at Garth’s Auctions in Delaware, Ohio. Garth’s will be offering three sales over two weekends with 1500+ lots. With the wide variety of categories and price points, there is sure to be ...

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	Piers Wedgwood, Scion of Luxury Ceramics Makers, Remembered Release Date: 30 January 2014 Piers Wedgwood, who devoted his working life to the ceramic and decorative arts of the Wedgwood Brand as its international ambassador and keeper of the legacy of his fifth great-grandfather, Josiah Wedgwood, died yesterday of cardiac failure at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He ... Read more

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