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Eakins' 'Gross Clinic' Returns to Stir Viewers in Philadelphia
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 22nd, 2014 23:32

Considered among the most important of American paintings, Thomas Eakins' 1875 masterpiece "The Gross Clinic" has now been installed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to powerful effect.

Art Basel in Basel 2014, stand for Skarstedt Gallery, New York.

Art Basel Wraps with Robust Sales
Release Date: 22 June 2014
Outstanding quality attracts private collectors and museum groups from around the world, resulting in exceptionally strong sales for galleries The 45th edition of Art Basel in Basel closed on Sunday, June 22, 2014, with galleries reporting exceptionally strong sales throughout the week and ...

Charles Burchfield (1893-1967), Early Spring (detail), 1966-67, watercolor and charcoal on paper, 37 x 42 ¼"

Exalted Nature: The Real and Fantastic World of Charles Burchfield
Release Date: 22 June 2014
The vibrant, visionary landscapes of Charles Burchfield (1893-1976), one of the leading American artists of the 20th century, are featured in a major exhibition of more than 50 paintings on view at the Brandywine River Museum of Art from August 23 through November 16, 2014. Co-organized by the ...

The original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become the national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

The Morgan Displays Rare First Edition of National Anthem with a Typo
Release Date: 22 June 2014
The Morgan Library & Museum has put on display a rare first edition of “The Star Spangled Banner,” marking the 200th anniversary in 2014 of the origination of the famous anthem. Francis Scott Key’s poem, inspired by the sight of the flag defiantly flying over Fort McHenry after the British ...

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