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Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson, and their daughter Mary Patricia Anderson Pence, standing in front of Franz Kline, Figure 8, 1952 and Mark Rothko, Pink and White over Red, 1957. Both are works being donated to Stanford University. Stanford to receive major collection of 20th c. American art
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 14th, 2011 22:57
Stanford University will be given a significant donation of 121 paintings and sculpture, including some of the foremost examples of post-World War II American art, from a Bay Area family. With the addition of key works such as Jackson Pollock's "Lucifer" to its holdings, the gift places Stanford in the top-tier of universities with teaching museums. The donors, Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson of Atherton, Calif., and their daughter, Mary Patricia Anderson Pence, built a prominent ...

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This baluster-form Centennial Vase with sculpted North American bison head handles, portrait medallion of George Washington to either side, and a series of relief plaques at the base depicting scenes of America's history during its first century, was created for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
A Karl Müller-designed and signed Union Porcelain Works Centennial Vase, manufactured in Greenpoint, NY, circa 1876-1885, sold for $47,800 on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 to lead Heritage ...
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Chalcedony cover carved with Venus and Cupid sleeping in a shell, with silver gilt mount in the form of Jupiter as a swan, attributed to Giovanni Ambrogio Miseroni, c.1600. Est. £800,000 - £1,200,000. Treasures: Princely Taste
July 6, 2011
Decorative Art of Aristocratic and Royal Provenance at Sotheby's
London, United Kingdom
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Original gelatin silver print, possibly of King Street. Keeping up with Payne Fine Arts
Warren Payne
Vintage Charleston art at Payne Fine Arts
The history and beauty of Charleston, South Carolina, are featured in the current exhibition at Payne Fine Arts. From paintings, including an unusual WPA-era view of the College of Charleston, to ...

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Judges of the competition with Tomoko Torii, executive director of the Harmony for Peace Foundation (second left) AWARD WINNERS IN PEACE ART COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
Release Date: 10 June 2011
The Harmony for Peace Foundation announced the winners of its inaugural International Peace Art Competition at an awards ceremony on Friday. Chihiro Kondo took top prize, winning $1,000, for “Love Wind,” a work of acrylic and Japanese paint on board. Her work and the works of the other ...

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