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African American Museum to be Built in Charleston
AP / July 15th, 2014
A $75 million International African American Museum will be built in South Carolina on Charleston Harbor where tens of thousands of slaves first set foot in the United States.
Accused Master Forger Interviewed in Shanghai
ABC / July 15th, 2014
The Chinese artist allegedly behind dozens of forged artworks sold through the former Knoedler Gallery and others was tracked down in Shanghai by ABC News. The multi-million dollar art fraud fooled...
Richard Mellon Scaife Leaves Art to Westmoreland, Brandywine Museums
Triblive / July 14th, 2014
The wealth, land and art collections of billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife, the late owner of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, will be distributed among two foundations, a trust, an art museum and a conservancy, according to his will.
Provincetown Exhibition Highlights Work of Robert De Niro Sr.
Boston Globe / July 10th, 2014
Father to the famous actor, Robert De Niro Sr. was a respected artist in postwar New York — by all accounts, a talented iconoclast often at odds with the art world. A figurative painter who brought abstract and Expressionist touches to compositions that recall Matisse...
MFA Boston Acquires JFK Portrait by Wyeth
wbur / July 7th, 2014
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston announced Monday that it has acquired a famous portrait of President John F. Kennedy. The Kennedy family asked...
Jackson Pollock Forger Nabbed by FBI in the Hamptons
NY Post / July 1st, 2014
Art collectors paid $1.9 million for fake Jackson Pollock paintings — including some splattered works that were audaciously sold on eBay.
Sotheby's Sues Art Investor After Her Client Fails to Pay
Telegraph / June 30th, 2014
One of the most glamorous figures in the London art scene is the subject of a £3 million High Court writ over allegations that she purchased two contemporary works for a client who was unable to pay for them.
Cocoran Gallery Moves to Keep Its Art Local
Washington Post / June 26th, 2014
The Corcoran Gallery of Art is taking steps to guarantee that most of its 17,000 artworks will remain in the Washington area and that the historic building near the White House always will display...
Chicago Wins George Lucas Museum
NBC Chicago / June 24th, 2014
The city of Chicago triumphed in luring 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas to build his museum there. His 500,000-piece collection of...
Eakins' 'Gross Clinic' Returns to Stir Viewers in Philadelphia
ArtfixDaily / June 22nd, 2014
Considered among the most important of American paintings, Thomas Eakins' 1875 masterpiece "The Gross Clinic" has now been installed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to powerful effect.
Art Dealers File Suit Over Missing Degas
ArtfixDaily / June 19th, 2014
Two Manhattan art dealers have filed a suit against a dealer whose fraudster client allegedly made their $3 million Degas disappear.
Delaware Art Museum is Sanctioned, Loses Accreditation
ArtfixDaily / June 18th, 2014
The Delaware Art Museum sold one of its finest Pre-Raphaelite paintings on Tuesday, and punishments from the museum world were swift.
LA Joins Battle for George Lucas Museum
Bloomberg / June 11th, 2014
Giving Chicago and San Francisco a run for their money, Los Angeles is now in the bidding for the $300 million museum proposed by "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" creator George Lucas.
Calder Mobile Could be Sold Next by Delaware Art Museum
Delawareonline / June 9th, 2014
An Alexander Calder mobile disappeared from the East Court and the collections database of the Delaware Art Museum recently fueling speculation that it will be the next artwork to be sold...
Detroit Takes Action to Protect Art from Creditors
Times Herald / June 5th, 2014
Detroit's City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a transfer of city-owned art and other assets at the Detroit Institute of Arts to a charitable trust as part of a proposal to protect the art from being sold off...
Art Dealer Robbed at Knifepoint in New York
NY Post / June 2nd, 2014
A handyman put a knife to his employer's throat on New York's Upper East Side to steal $300 cash while millions of dollars worth of art went untouched.
From Rauschenberg to Jeff Koons: The Ileana Sonnabend Collection
ArtfixDaily / June 1st, 2014
From May 31, 2014 to January 4, 2015, Ca’ Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art, Venice, will host select works by 20th century icons from the collection of Ileana Sonnabend.
San Francisco Proposes Waterfront Site to George Lucas Museum
ArtfixDaily / June 1st, 2014
George Lucas has been offered 2.3 acres of San Francisco's prime waterfront real estate by the city's mayor in an attempt to lure the "Star Wars" filmmaker to build his arts and culture museum there...
San Francisco Fraudster Accused of $11 Million Art Scam
ArtfixDaily / May 29th, 2014
A San Francisco man previously convicted of tax evasion and trout poaching has been charged with mail fraud for allegedly saying he would pay $11 million for art delivered to him from a New York dealer.
Christie's American Art Sale Raises $64 Million
ArtfixDaily / May 22nd, 2014
Christie’s spring sale of American Art on May 22 nearly hit targets with its $64 million total, just below the pre-sale estimate of $65.7 million, the highest estimate ever for the category at Christie’s. The sale was led by Norman Rockwell’s The Rookie (Red Sox Locker Room)...