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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Detroit Industry, north wall, Diego Rivera, 1932-33, fresco.

City Bankruptcy Sparks More Attention on Detroit Institute's Art
ArtfixDaily Staff - July 22nd, 2013 18:59

The city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, throwing the spotlight once again on the valuable art collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts. With Detroit straddled with an estimated $19 billion debt...

Detail of Matisse's "Reading Girl in White and Yellow," 1919, stolen from the Triton Foundation Collection during a special exhibition at the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Suspect's Mother Retracts Statement on Burning Paintings
ArtfixDaily Staff - July 22nd, 2013 18:37

A Romanian woman who is the mother of a suspect connected to the major art heist at Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum last fall has refuted her previous claim that she burned the paintings. On Monday, Olga Dogaru denied...

Third Annual Ellis Boston Antiques Show Slated For October 24-27, 2013 at The Cyclorama
Release Date: 19 July 2013
The Ellis Antiques Show ran for 49 years in Boston before closing its doors in 2009. The Boston Antiques Show ran for 21 years, closing its doors in 2001 in the aftermath of 9/11. Co-producers Tony Fusco and Robert Four did honor to both historical shows by launching The Ellis Boston Antiques ...

H.H. Richardson-designed Ames Gate Lodge protected with preservation easements
Release Date: 19 July 2013
Boston – Historic New England, in partnership with The Trustees of Reservations, finalized agreements to protect portions of the historic and scenic Langwater property, owned by the Oliver F. Ames family, in North Easton, Massachusetts. This includes the historic Ames Gate Lodge designed by the ...

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	Early 1900s Native American Kiowa cradleboard could realize $20,000-$40,000 at Allard Auctions, Aug. 9-10 Release Date: 19 July 2013 (SANTA FE, N.M.) – A full-size, all-original Native American Kiowa cradleboard, with beaded accents and original boards, is expected to sail past its pre-sale estimate of $20,000-$40,000 and possibly into the record books at an auction of American Indian artifacts, art and related collectibles ... Read more

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