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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, June 17, 2011

Wal-mart heiress set to share art from Crystal Bridges museum
New York Times - June 16th, 2011 18:54

For a decade, Alice Walton, of the Wal-mart fortune, has quietly planned and astutely acquired artwork for the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art that she is building in her Midwestern hometown. With the just 35,000 residents, Bentonville, Arkansas, will soon host a museum twice the size of the current Whitney Museum building in New York. While the location is far removed from the typical art hubs, Walton says, “We want to share; we want to borrow; we want to loan; we want to have ...

Soldier Portraits: Contemporary Wet Plate Photographs by Ellen Susan

Photographer Ellen Susan uses wet plate collodion photography to create captivating portraits of soldiers of the United States Army. This 150-year-old technique is the same ...

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	From New York to Corrymore: Robert Henri and Ireland Release Date: 17 June 2011 First exhibition to explore the artist’s striking Irish portraits. The Mint Museum presents the iconic paintings of American artist Robert Henri in the special exhibition From New York to Corrymore: Robert Henri and Ireland (7 May – 7 August 2011). Organized by The Mint Museum and sponsored ... Read more

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