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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Thomas Cole's "Portage Falls on the Genesee."

Seward Museum's Thomas Cole Painting Appraisal Revealed
Syracuse - March 5th, 2013 21:31

Minutes taken during a meeting in 2008 show that the Thomas Cole painting from the Seward House Museum in Auburn, New York, was valued at $20 million.

Portland Institutes New $35 Arts Tax
Hyperallergic - March 5th, 2013 11:41

The city of Portland, Oregon, has put arts funding directly into the hands of every taxpayer. Last November, voters passed a new annual income tax of $35 that will raise an estimated $12.2 million a year from 350,000 citizens.

YOUNG FAMILY RESOLVES LAWSUIT WITH TACOMA ART MUSEUM PARTIES SEEK RECONCILIATION AND COMMUNITY DIALOGUE
Release Date: 05 March 2013
The Young family has agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Tacoma Art Museum. "We regret that the conversation between us, the museum, and the community took the direction that it did," said Al Young. "We appreciate the museum hearing our concerns and we will work together to address them. We ...

Watercolor painting by the renowned American artist Andrew Wyeth (Pa./Me., 1917-2009), titled Picking Apples (est. $80,000-$100,000).

QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR SHANNON'S FINE ART AUCTIONEERS’ NEXT AUCTION, ON THURSDAY, APRIL 25th, IN MILFORD, CONN.
Release Date: 05 March 2013
Quality consignments are currently being accepted for a fine art auction slated for Thursday, April 25, at Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, in the firm’s gallery located at 354 Woodmont Road in Milford, starting at 6 p.m. (EST). Up to 250 works of art, spanning many genres, will come up for bid. ...

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	John P. Axelrod to Receive 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at Gala Preview for "AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries Show" Release Date: 05 March 2013 Boston, Massachusetts – Collector and philanthropist John P. Axelrod will receive the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gala Preview of the 6th annual AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries on Thursday evening, March 21 at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 ... Read more

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