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Tyneside Shipyards, 1943: Photographs by Cecil Beaton at the Imperial War Museum North
30 years after the death of photographer Cecil Beaton, Imperial War Museum North is displaying some of his most iconic Second World War shipyard images in huge 5m high frames outside the Museum – on The Quays in Manchester. Beaton was best known for society portraits and fashion photography, working in Hollywood and for Vogue and Vanity Fair. His celebrity images include the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Mick Jagger. Yet he also worked as an official photographer for the Ministry of ... Read More
James N. Wood Getty Trust President and CEO Dies at Age 69
STATEMENT FROM MARK S. SIEGEL, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE J. PAUL GETTY TRUST Los Angeles – We are deeply saddened to announce that J. Paul Getty Trust President and CEO James N. Wood has passed away suddenly of natural causes. Jim was internationally recognized as a leader in the arts. His passion for the visual arts and quiet, yet firm leadership were a perfect fit for the Getty. We were able to entice Jim to come to the Getty out of retirement, after 25 years as the ... Read More
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Announces Rienzi Opens for Sketching in the Galleries
All Artists Welcome to enjoy estate´s opulent surroundings and artistic inspiration Rienzi, the MFAH treasure house of European decorative arts, welcomes artists to sketch in the galleries on Friday afternoons in June and July. Draw from 18th century decorative art objects in the baroque, rococo and neoclassical styles. The collection includes a wide range of carved furniture, fine silver, ornate porcelain and paintings by masters of the Royal Academy. Designed by the architect John Staub, ... Read More
Kathryn Kanjo Appointed Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
San Diego, CA – Dr. Hugh M. Davies, The David C. Copley Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), announced today that Kathryn Kanjo has been appointed the new Chief Curator and Head of the Curatorial Department, concluding a comprehensive international search. Kanjo is currently the Director of the University Art Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and plans to assume her new responsibilities at MCASD on July 20, 2010. “Kathryn Kanjo is ... Read More
Museum of the Albemarle Presents New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music
The Museum of the Albemarle will dig deep into the origins of bluegrass, gospel, blues music and more when it hosts a local showing of New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music, June 19 through Aug. 1 in Elizabeth City, N.C. New Harmonies is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaborative effort between the Smithsonian Institution and the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Telling the American musical ... Read More
Van Gogh Museum and Huygens Institute-KNAW are Grand Prix winners of the European Heritage Award for the Van Gogh Letters Project
On 10 June 2010 in Istanbul the Van Gogh Museum and the Huygens Institute-KNAW took the Grand Prix in the research category of the European Heritage Awards for the Van Gogh Letters Project. They are delighted to receive this highly prestigious award. The European Heritage Awards jury said, “The Jury greatly admired this fascinating project carried out by the Van Gogh Museum on the Van Gogh letters and the incredible opportunity this project has given to an entire community of researchers ... Read More
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film Acquires Kodak Colorama Archive
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Kodak Colorama — the gigantic panoramic images that dominated Grand Central Terminal for 40 years, from 1950 to 1990 — with an international touring exhibition titled Colorama debuting June 19, on view at Eastman House through Oct. 17, 2010. At the same time, Eastman House is announcing Eastman Kodak Company has donated its Colorama archive to the museum. ... Read More
Frick Announces Intention to Enclose Portico to Create Gallery for Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Visitors at The Frick Collection find it difficult to believe that the Garden Court—a signature gallery considered by many to be the heart of the former mansion—was never enjoyed by its original resident, industrialist Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919). Indeed, it was created by enclosing a former carriage-way roughly fifteen years after his death, when in the 1930s architect John Russell Pope undertook the conversion of the Frick family home into a public museum, nearly doubling its ... Read More
The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles Appoints Charles L. Conlan II, Laurence Graff and Edward J. Minskoff to Its Board of Trustees
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), announced its Board of Trustees has elected new members Charles L. Conlan II, Laurence Graff, and Edward J. Minskoff. In an 18-month period, MOCA has welcomed 17 new trustees, appointed Jeffrey Deitch as director, and continues on a strong financial footing to attract local and international support. “I am delighted that Charles Conlan, Laurence Graff, and Edward Minskoff are elected to MOCA’s Board at this time. Charles Conlan’s ... Read More
SITE Santa Fe Announces Irene Hofmann as New Phillips Director and Chief Curator
On the eve of its Eighth International Biennial, The Dissolve, SITE Santa Fe today announced that Irene Hofmann has been named Phillips Director and Chief Curator, effective October 1, 2010. The appointment was ratified at a meeting of SITE Santa Fe Board of Directors held on June 8, 2010. Ms. Hofmann succeeds Laura Steward, who became Director of SITE Santa Fe in 2005 and in September 2009 announced that she would be stepping down following the opening of the 2010 International ... Read More
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