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Marking the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, "The Power of Words and Images in a World at War," at the Grolier Club, focuses on the iconic posters, broadsides, books and periodicals that influenced millions in the six-year course of the last great worldwide conflict.

The Power of Words and Images in a World at War
Release Date: 14 May 2014
The Grolier Club is marking the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II with an exhibition The Power of Words and Images in a World at War. On view from May 14th to August 2nd, 2014, the show uses original posters, propaganda leaflets, telegrams, maps, letters and other artifacts to ...

A 7-ft. tall Popeye by Jeff Koons headlines this month at Sotheby's. The estimate is $25 million.

Warhol, Koons Lead Sotheby's $364.3 million Contemporary Art Sale
Gallerist - May 14th, 2014 23:22

A giant 'Popeye' by Jeff Koons and contemporary works from the collection of Adam Sender were the top performers in a $364.3 million Sotheby's sale...

'Woman with a Fan' by Henri Matisse, found in Gurlitt's art hoard.

Art Hoarder Gurlitt's Will Dubbed a "Snub"
Wall Street Journal - May 14th, 2014 21:55

Awaiting heart surgery, 81-year-old Cornelius Gurlitt was lamenting the German government's seizure of his art collection, which he called his "only love." He then had his lawyers draft a will...

This house paint on found roofing tin creation by the renowned self-taught artist Sam Doyle sold for $204,000.

Folk art rendering by Sam Doyle (1906-1985) soars to a record $204,000 at auction
Release Date: 16 May 2014
BUFORD, GA. – A 28 inch by 50 inch folk art rendering by the renowned self-taught artist Sam Doyle (1906-1985), titled St. Helena’s First Blak (sic) Midwife Trane (sic) By Dr. White, soared to $204,000 – a new world auction record for the artist – at Slotin Folk Art Auction’s Delta Blues to ...

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