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George Caleb Bingham (American, 1811–1879) The Jolly Flatboatmen, 1877–78. Oil on canvas, 26 1/16 x 36 3/8 in. (66.2 x 92.4 cm.) Terra Foundation for American Art Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1992.15

Louvre, High, Crystal Bridges, and Terra Foundation Announce Second Installment of Multi-year American Art Collaboration
ArtfixDaily Staff - November 12th, 2012 16:35

Opening at the Louvre on Jan. 17, 2013, "American Encounters: Genre Painting and Everyday Life" provides a close look at three major genre paintings, each of which offers a unique perspective on 19th-century America.

Gallery view. Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Crystal Bridges Museum Draws 600K Visitors in First Year
The Republic - November 12th, 2012 18:31

A year ago, the art museum founded by Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton opened its doors and since then 604,000 visitors have made the trek to Bentonville, Arkansas, to view American masterworks.

‘Blackout’, United States, New York, New York City, Lower Manhattan, Hurricane Sandy.

Chelsea Art Galleries Generate $40 Million in Claims, Axa Says
Businessweek - November 12th, 2012 18:42

French insurer Axa SA (CS) says that $40 million in claims have come in from New York's Chelsea art district after Hurricane Sandy.

Georgia O’Keeffe, East River from the 30th Story of the Shelton Hotel, 1928. Oil on canvas. Selections from the collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art Stephen B Lawrence Fund

Artists in America: Highlights of the Collection from the New Britain Museum of American Art
Release Date: 12 November 2012
Artists in America: Highlights of the Collection from the New Britain Museum of American Art is on view at Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor, New York, from November 17, 2012, through February 24, 2013. The exhibition surveys 300 years of great American painting rarely seen on ...

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