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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, July 23, 2009

Christie's will auction Lenore Annenberg's diamond ring

Christie's to sell Annenberg's 32-carat diamond
Reuters - July 22nd, 2009 16:39

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A giant gem will hit the auction block in New York this autumn with the sale of the 32-carat emerald-cut Annenberg diamond, which is expected to fetch as much at $5 million, Christie's said on Wednesday.

LACMA learns to tweet en Español
LA Times Arts - July 22nd, 2009 19:16

Today, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art officially went bilingual on Twitter. The museum launched a Twitter account, @enLACMA, that will ...Read more

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	State of the Art J.C. Carlson Art World Gets Geeky Twitter, Facebook, iPhone apps, blogs, and wikis are fast making their way into how the art world operates. Today, information is expected online instantly. With the art market in a sorry slump, innovative new technology is playing a role in attracting the attention of clients/visitors ...Read more

For New Leader of the Arts Endowment, Lessons From a Shaky Past
New York Times Art - July 22nd, 2009 22:12

Political goodwill toward the National Endowment for the Arts is on the rise, and many are wondering if Rocco Landesman will be able to lead it, finally, into a new era.

Live Auctioneers and Christie's have both announced iPhone apps to aid bidding

LiveAuctioneers launches iPhone app with auction-bidding capability
Auction News Central - July 23rd, 2009 03:07

NEW YORK - In a move that is expected to revolutionize the auction-bidding process, Manhattan-based LiveAuctioneers.com announces the debut of its custom-designed, downloadable iPhone application. On July 15 Christie's also divulged news of its own iPhone app.

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	Bespoke Collection of American & European Cars to Highlight Bonhams’ Carmel Auction Release Date: 21 July 2009 Sidney H. Craig Collection, with remarkable Hollywood history, is to be offered at summer Quail Lodge sale Bonhams & Butterfields is privileged to announce the consignment of 14 vehicles from the collection of the late Sidney Craig and his wife, Jenny ...Read more

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