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Louvre Abu Dhabi Acquires Gilbert Stuart Portrait of Washington
Wall Street Journal / February 9th, 2015
Scheduled to open this fall, the Jean Nouvel-designed Louvre Abu Dhabi has already amassed a collection of 300 objects along with another 300 works on loan from the French government. A just-announced acquisition may seem unlikely: an 1822 portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart will ...
Hidden Thomas Hart Benton Painting Could Go on Display
AP / February 1st, 2015
A Thomas Hart Benton work hidden away in storage for years could be put on public display after ...
John Wilson, Boston Artist, Remembered
Boston Globe / February 1st, 2015
John Wilson, 92, an African-American artist who rose to prominence from his Boston roots, died on Jan. 22. Katherine French, director emerita of Danforth Art, said Wilson "will be recognized as a major artist of the 20th century. I really have no doubt about that.” French has just finished ...
300 Years of American Art Showcased at Williams College Museum
Berkshire Eagle / January 28th, 2015
Familiar favorites along with artwork new to Williams College Museum of Art’s collection provide a panoply of American creativity in an exhibition opening January 31
Jane Wilson, Seminal Postwar Artist, Remembered
DC Moore Gallery Memorial Page / January 25th, 2015
Jane Wilson, whose sixty-year career established her as one of the leading landscape painters of the postwar era, died on January 13, 2015 in New York.
George Lucas Museum Could Land in L.A. if Chicago Fails
L.A. Times / January 18th, 2015
George Lucas said Friday that complications in his plan to build his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on the Chicago lakefront may put Los Angeles back in the running.
Secrecy Looms in Slow Sift Through Corcoran Gallery's Art
Washington Post / January 12th, 2015
It's been five months since the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, went belly up and the National Gallery of Art (NGA) was named as the successor to its renowned collection.
Five Museum Blockbusters Come to Theaters
ArtfixDaily / January 6th, 2015
Popular recent exhibitions at major museums will be appearing on big screens in the U.S. for single-day virtual guided tours.
Detroit Institute of Arts Raises Goal for Grand Bargain
USA Today / January 5th, 2015
In less than a year, the Detroit Institute of Arts has fulfilled its promise to deliver $100 million to the city's $816-million grand bargain debt restructuring plan.
Couple Sues Gallery Over Fake Norman Rockwell
Courthouse News / January 5th, 2015
A Manhattan art gallery passed off a MobilOil advertisement as a "guaranteed" Norman Rockwell, for which it charged $347,437, a couple claims in court...
Painting the Divine: Images of Mary in the New World
Amazon / December 22nd, 2014
A rich tradition of painting in the New World revolved around depicting the Virgin Mary in various phases of her life, utilizing styles unique to the Southwest and other locales in the Americas.
Museum Seeks Art Covering Destroyed Ferguson Storefronts
St. Louis Today / December 7th, 2014
When riots ensued over the Nov. 24 grand jury annoncement that there would be no indictment of the officer who killed Michael Brown, many storefronts and businesses in Ferguson, Missouri, and on South Grand Boulevard in St. Louis were damaged. Up went plywood to cover shattered windows. And ...
Whistler's Mother to Make Visit to U.S.
ArtfixDaily / November 20th, 2014
One of the most iconic images of American art is coming to the U.S. for the first time. James Abbott McNeill Whistler's...
Georgia O'Keeffe Shatters Record Auction Price for Women Artists
ArtfixDaily / November 20th, 2014
Georgia O’Keeffe’s "Jimson Weed/White Flower No.1" (1932) fetched $44.4 million, catapulting far above the previous record for the most expensive art work by a woman artist...
Smithsonian Unveils $2 Billion Renovation Plan
ArtfixDaily / November 19th, 2014
A master plan to renovate and improve the South Mall campus of the Smithsonian Institution was revealed with an estimate of $2 billion.
Rothkos, Reinstalled Galleries Rule Inside the Expanded Harvard Art Museums
ArtfixDaily / November 18th, 2014
A challenge emerged to integrate, renovate and expand Harvard Art Museums' three buildings under one 21st-century roof in a crowded city space that dates back to the colonial era. Italian architect Renzo Piano delivered...
$853 Million Christie's Postwar and Contemporary Art Sale Breaks Record
ArtfixDaily / November 13th, 2014
Christie's sale of Postwar and Contemporary art on Wednesday night made history when it brought a record-breaking total of $853 million.
Jasper Johns 'Flag' Sets Artist Auction Record
ArtfixDaily / November 11th, 2014
Offered on Veterans' Day, a version of Jasper Johns' signature 'Flag' painting was saluted with a record auction price for the artist...
Bunny Mellon's Rothkos Top $158.7 Million Sale
ArtfixDaily / November 10th, 2014
Rachel Lambert Mellon, known as Bunny, was an ardent supporter of Mark Rothko. The iconic abstract expressionist's dark blue-purple work from 1970 sold for nearly...
Chicagoans Question Design, Location of Lucas Museum
Chicago Tribune / November 10th, 2014
Architect's renderings of the planned Lucas Museum of Narrative Art are not winning much support for the project in Chicago.