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Thomas Hart Benton, Self-Portrait with Rita (detail), 1922. Oil on canvas; 124.5 x 100 cm. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Mooney.

Obama's Budget: Heavy on DC Museums, Light on Arts Grants
ArtfixDaily Staff - March 5th, 2014 22:39

Washington, D.C. museums will continue with strong funding from the federal government in a budget proposed by President Obama. The Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art will get Obama's entire...

ARTPLACE AMERICA ANNOUNCES RENEWAL OF FOUNDATION SUPPORT TOTALLING $28 MILLION
Release Date: 27 February 2014
ArtPlace America Executive Director Jamie L. Bennett announced today ArtPlace has received commitments of $28 million to support creative placemaking throughout 2014 and beyond. Mr. Bennett was delighted to also announce that in addition to renewed support, this total includes a grant from the ...

Basquiat Estate Sues Christie's Over Alleged Fake Works
ArtfixDaily Staff - March 5th, 2014 21:57

An auction of 40 artworks by the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has sparked a lawsuit by the artist's estate against Christie's. The estate claims that...

Mike Perry, “Eames Eiffel Side Chair,” 2010.

'Graphic Design: Now in Production' opens at the RISD Museum this spring
Release Date: 05 March 2014
PROVIDENCE, RI — This spring, the RISD Museum explores some of the most cutting-edge concepts and creative practices in 21st-century graphic design as the ambitious international exhibition Graphic Design: Now in Production culminates its national tour in Providence. Graphic Design: Now in ...

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	BONHAMS DISCOVERY OF RARE COLORFUL 1884 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE POSTER WILL HAVE BASEBALL COLLECTORS CHEERING! Release Date: 04 March 2014 NEW YORK – Bonhams sale Treasures from The Caren Archive on April 7 will include an exceedingly rare color poster advertisement for an early professional baseball game between the Boston Unions and the Philadelphia Keystones (est. $15,000-25,000). The April 30, 1884 game was played near present ... Read more

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