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Detail of Diego Rivera's "Detroit Industry" mural at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Automakers Pledge $26 Million to Help Protect Detroit's Art
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 9th, 2014 22:37

The Detroit Institute of Arts announced Monday that three of the nation's biggest automakers will give $26 million total to help protect the museum's collections from Detroit's creditors.

Alexander Calder's (1898-1976), Poisson volant (Flying Fish), a hanging mobile, made in 1957, brought an artist auction record of $25.9 million from a low estimate of $9 million on May 13, 2014, at Christie's New York.

Calder Mobile Could be Sold Next by Delaware Art Museum
Delawareonline - June 9th, 2014 22:39

An Alexander Calder mobile disappeared from the East Court and the collections database of the Delaware Art Museum recently fueling speculation that it will be the next artwork to be sold...

Lucas Cranach the Elder's Adam and Eve at the Norton Simon Museum.

Battle Ensues Over 'Adam and Eve' at Norton Simon Museum
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 9th, 2014 22:37

An ongoing legal battle over Lucas Cranach the Elder's 'Adam and Eve' (circa 1530) has again erupted in a Nazi restitution case brought by...

The mummy and coffin of ancient Egyptian priest Nesmin (250 BCE) are moved into a new, state-of-the-art, climate-controlled case in the RISD Museum's newly renovated galleries for ancient Egyptian art. Tiered mountings and LED lights allow visitors to more effectively view the mummy, the coffin’s exterior, and beautiful but previously hidden interior paintings.

RISD Museum Announces New Galleries for Ancient Egyptian Art, Asian Art, Costume and Textiles
Release Date: 09 June 2014
The RISD Museum announces the completion of the $8.4 million renovation of its 1926 Eliza G. Radeke Building with the opening of newly renovated galleries for ancient Egyptian art and Asian art, and new spaces for costume and textiles. These eight revitalized sixth-floor galleries open to the ...

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	Kim Martindale & John Morris Launch "The Antique American Indian Art Show Santa Fe" To Run August 20 & 21 Release Date: 09 June 2014 Filling a void left by the cancellation of a show Kim Martindale helped originate 30 years ago, Martindale and Morris follow their highly successful five year old Objects of Art Santa Fe with The Antique American Indian Art Show Santa Fe, August 20 and 21. The show will open Tuesday, August ... Read more

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