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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) Presents New Works: Prints, Drawings and Collages

Exhibition Showcases Twenty-Two Innovative Artists, from Jasper Johns and Claes Oldenburg to Tara Donovan and Michael Oatman BOSTON, MA – Though richly varied in style, content, and medium, works on view in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), exhibition New Works: Prints, Drawings, Collages share a common thread: they are recently acquired (by purchase, gift, and bequest) and boldly inventive, created by cutting-edge American and European artists. More than 30 prints, drawings, and collages, made from 1960 to the present, are featured in the show, offering an exciting kaleidoscope of images. ...

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LACMA Receives $75,000 for Film Program

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn has announced at a special luncheon that it is donating $75,000 to the The Los Angeles County Museum of Art to support it’s film program. LACMA had announced that it would be ending its weekend screening series for budgetary reasons. But the museum reversed its decision following a public outcry and pressure from prominent filmmakers including Martin Scorsese. The LACMA film program specializes in retrospectives of Hollywood and international directors and stars. MuseumPublicity.com

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Crystal Bridges To Loan Major Works by Parrish, Rockwell

BENTONVILLE, Ark., – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will share important works of art by America’s most beloved artist-illustrators with the Toledo Museum of Art. Maxfield Parrish’s lyrical nocturne The Lantern Bearers (1908), originally created as a frontispiece for the December 10, 1910 issue of Collier’s magazine, and Norman Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter (1943), an iconic representation of the American work ethic that provided the May 29, 1943 cover of the Saturday Evening Post, will go on display in Toledo beginning August 17. “In the world of art today, there ...

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) Hosts Fun Family Free Day on July 30th

BOSTON, MA – From masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh to Japanese tattoo designs and contemporary photography, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), presents works from around the world as it hosts a “Free Fun Friday” on July 30th from 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. The event features admission to special exhibitions, family activities, and gallery tours of the collection. It is made possible through the support of the Highland Street Foundation, which invites the greater Boston community to visit a different cultural attraction each Friday during the summer as ...

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Butler Institute of American Art Publishes Second Major Art History Volume Highlighting the Museum’s Permanent Collection

Youngstown – Masterworks from The Butler Institute of American Art, a three year effort by Butler staff, contains full color reproductions of one hundred sixty of Butler’s most beloved works. Recent acquisitions, including the Butler’s new Jackson Pollock and Norman Rockwell paintings, are included in this stunning, 416 page volume, printed in the USA by City Printing Company of Youngstown. Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Pollock Personal Foundation of Youngstown, and many other generous contributors, this catalogue is a beautiful reflection of the historic Butler Institute, ...

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Holiday Arts & Crafts Show: American Holiday at the Butler Institute of American Art

The Butler Institute of American Art hosts its annual holiday craft show the first weekend in December. A members preview will be held December 3, and public days for the sale are December 4 & 5, 2010. Proceeds from the event support Butler education programs and the Butler free admission policy. Call 330.743.1107, ext. 112 for information. To accommodate this special event, all permanent and special exhibits will close November 31 and reopen December 14. The Butler Institute is the first museum of American art. The original structure, dedicated in 1919, ...

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Butler Art Museum Acquires Pierre Soulages Mural

Youngstown – Pierre Soulages (born 1919), an internationally renowned artist of French origin, has a worldwide following. Recently, the Pompidou Centre in Paris hosted a retrospective of work by Frances famed “painter of black,” drawing from collections around the globe to honor Soulages, a French cultural icon. In 1968, Pierre Soulages created a site-specific tile mural commissioned by the owners of One Oliver Plaza, a building in Pittsburgh. In the spring of 2009, the Oliver building was sold and the new owners planned to remove the 14 x 20 foot ...

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Sam Francis Foundation gifts over 500 prints to Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee, Wis. – The Sam Francis Foundation has donated over 500 prints to the Milwaukee Art Museum. Sam Francis (1923–1994) was an American painter and printmaker who used a variety of colors and techniques to experiment with both surrealism and abstract expressionism. “We are honored to accept this gift from the Foundation, representing nearly all of Sam Francis’ lithographs, etchings, and screenprints dating from the early 1960s to the 1990s,” said Mary Weaver Chapin, associate curator of prints and drawings for the Milwaukee Art Museum. “This aggregate collection representing ...

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) Announces Acquisition of Over 160 Decorative Arts Objects

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), announced the acquisition through gift and purchase of more than 160 works from the exceptional private decorative arts collection of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle, collectors based in Potomac, Maryland. The Eagle Collection represents artwork from the 1940s to today with strength in ceramics by West Coast artists, but also encompasses fiber art, furniture, glass, jewelry, metalwork, sculpture, and works on paper. While the collection is primarily American in scope, artists from Western Europe, Japan, and Latin America are also included. “Lee and Mel Eagle ...

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The California Science Center Extends Mummies of the World Summer Hours

Extended weekend hours have been put in place to accommodate large crowds of visitors wishing to see the Mummies of the World exhibit for the remainder of the summer. Starting Saturday, July 31, Mummies of the World will be open two additional hours every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Sept. 5, it was announced today by Jeff Rudolph, president and CEO of the California Science Center and Marc Corwin, CEO of American Exhibitions, Inc. The exhibition will remain open until 7 p.m. PDT on weekends with the last ticket sold ...

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