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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) Jane Avril at the Jardin de Paris, 1893 Colour lithograph, 125 x 90 cm Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York

Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge
Release Date: 06 June 2011
Nicknamed La Mélinite after a powerful form of explosive, the dancer Jane Avril (1868-1943) was one of the stars of the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. Known for her alluring style and exotic persona, her fame was assured by a series of dazzlingly inventive posters designed by the artist Henri de ...

Erwin Blumenfeld, Alternate of the Vogue U.S.A. cover, March 15th, 1950 © The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld. Courtesy of the Nicéphore Niépce Museum, Chalon sur Saône, France.

Fading Away at Art Basel 2011
Release Date: 04 June 2011
Tackling the Lux Limitations of Fine Art Photography. Fine art photography has become an object of significant interest within the art and collectors market. Sales results over the past decade attest to the expansive growth of the art form, not to mention its increasing value, especially for ...

Anne Whitney, Lady Godiva, c. 1861–64, marble, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Dr. Alessandra Comini in memory of Dr. Eleanor Tufts, who discovered the Massachusetts-backyard whereabouts of this long-forgotten statue and brought it to Dallas.

THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF LADY GODIVA, AN ANNE WHITNEY SCULPTURE
Release Date: 06 June 2011
Today the Dallas Museum of Art announced the acquisition of the first life-sized marble figure executed by Anne Whitney, one of America’s premiere women sculptors working during the second half of the 19th century. This is the first work by Whitney to enter the DMA’s collection, and it is ...

Kirkland Museum interior displaying the salon atmosphere of the museum, featuring furniture by Pierre Paulin, Isamu Noguchi, George Mulhauser, Russel Wright and Harvey Probber; painting by Vance Kirkland and textile/rug by Herbert Bayer; sculptures by Edgar Britton, George Rickey and David Mazza.

KIRKLAND MUSEUM TO PARTICIPATE IN BLUE STAR MUSEUMS
Release Date: 03 June 2011
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art announces their participation in Blue Star Museums, a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 1,300 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families ...

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