From 8 May, the Rijksmuseum will be exhibiting a selection of 30 works from two new donations of Japanese prints. Luxury, subtlety, technical perfection, expressiveness and, of course, beautiful Japanese women all feature prominently in [Read More]
Daily Archives: April 7, 2012
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The Frick Collection will present Vincent van Gogh’s Portrait of a Peasant (Patience Escalier). The painting has not left its home institution, the Norton Simon Museum, in Pasadena, CA, in nearly forty years, making this [Read More]
The Columbia Museum of Art is honored to be the recipient of 594 works of art from Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, internationally recognized collectors of contemporary art. This substantial collection represents work in various media [Read More]
The Hood Museum of Art Explores José Clemente Orozco’s Impact on Jackson Pollock’s Early Work, in an exhibition on view from April 7 through June 17, 2012, with an opening reception on Friday, April 13, [Read More]
One of the most acclaimed astronaut-authors, Tom Jones, will be at the Museum on April 24 from 2 to 5 p.m. to sign copies of his books. The four-time shuttle astronaut is the author of [Read More]
The Nationalmuseum’s in Stockholm collection of 19th-century silver has expanded with the addition of three new acquisitions, all made in Gustaf Möllenborg’s workshop in Stockholm. The oldest of the objects is a late Empire mantel [Read More]
The King Survey of the Great Basin, from 1867 to 1872, was the model for the other “great surveys” of the 19th-century American West. Rare and iconic works by Timothy H. O’Sullivan, the King Survey’s [Read More]
The US section of the International Association of Art Critics/AICA-USA announced its annual awards to honor artists, curators, museums, galleries, and other cultural institutions in recognition of excellence in the conception and realization of exhibitions. [Read More]
The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery have announced that John Max Rosenfield, Harvard Professor Emeritus of East Asian Art, will be awarded the Charles Lang Freer Medal in recognition of his [Read More]