George Gustav Heye (1874-1957) assembled the most comprehensive private collection of Native American objects in the world. His collection was amassed at a time most had lost their traditional and cultural values. Heye had the appreciation, foresight and resources, eventually founding the Museum of the American Indian, to house the millions of objects and sat as director until 1956. The year was 1971 and the caller on the line was promising fresh eggs for breakfast if I was only to drive to Arroyo Hondo and retrieve some jewelry in need of repair, so began a friendship that lasted 35 years of get-togethers and trips to festivals, dances, museum shows and obscure archaeological sites in the Southwest and Mexico, until Larry Frank's unexpected passing in August 2006.
A Taste for China," a treasure chest filled with more than 100 objects drawn from hidden storerooms and private collections, opens Saturday at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. The show's opening comes while the market for Chinese decorative arts is white-hot and coincides with the legendary "Asia Week" of auctions and shows in New York, where billionaire collectors from China will compete to buy back bits of their heritage. The depth of Memphis' collections of Chinese art, both public and private, takes on new meaning in light of the desirability of these artifacts in the international arena.
Art: Real art treasures This weekend, all that glitters is gold, and a whole lot more, at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. On Saturday, the museum will open "Pittsburgh Adorned: Classic to Contemporary." This exhibit presents more than 80 exquisite pieces from private local collections and Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History.
One of the premier pop artists of our time, [Romero Britto] is headlining the Britto Tours America exhibition hosted by Village at Stone Oak. While Britto is a regular in international galleries, private art collections and museums, the Britto Tours We are thrilled to host Romero Britto's monumental sculptures at Village at Stone Oak," said Ray Barger, general manager of Village at Stone Oak. "We believe that bringing art to our community provides an opportunity to motivate creativity, encourage art appreciation and support educational organizations. The 12 larger-than-life sculptures featured at Village at Stone Oak inspire joy and awe with vibrant colors and whimsical themes. Everyone who views this unique collection will walk away with a smile on their face. Village at Stone Oak wi...
NEW YORK, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wealth-X, the world's leading UHNW prospecting, intelligence and diligence solution, today announced the publication of its latest intelligence briefing, which profiles Russia's ultra-wealthy and examines the country's position among BRIC countries. After completing analysis from a variety of sources, including its own proprietary database of global UHNW individuals, Wealth-X estimates that there are over 1,200 UHNW individuals worth a combined US$ 640 billion in Russia today, when accounting for shares in public and private companies, residential and investment properties, art collections, planes, cash and other investible assets. Notably, Russia has only 5% of UHNW individuals and accounts disproportionately for 16% of total BRIC wealth.
Give me a choice between Rothko and [Cy TWombly] and I'll take Rothko every time. . .unless I'm in Houston. The legendary Rothko chapel was profoundly disappointing. The commissioned works were overbearingly austere and the insistence that the building is an actual sacred space was about as spiri-, tually convincing as an Ikea catalog. I've had deeper experiences staring at a single, small Rothko in a corner than in this granthose folly. In fact, I had a significantly more spiritual experience just outside the chapel by climbing a tree and relaxing under the deep blue sky. The Menil Collection, and its related administrative and staff buildings, is in a sprawling complex of buildings, parks and sculpture all adhering to a spare "contemporary art destination" appearance that will be fami...
... Collection, one of the most significant private art collections in the world, one that includes un...
HAMDEN -- George Wildman is a bona fide artistic icon, and it's all because of a one-eyed sailor with a spinach fetish. Popeye the Sailor Man -- he of the bulbous forearms, flinty disposition and penchant for fisticuffs -- has made Wildman, 77, something of a legendary pencil man. Wildman's drawings of the diminutive swabby for Charlton Comics are on display at the Smithsonian Institution, in private art collections and even on eBay. In little Chester, Ill., where Popeye fans gathered recently for the character's 75th birthday, Wildman and his drawings are highly revered.
if you go Art exhibition: "Life on the River: Watercolors of Dubuque and the Mississippi," by Alda Kaufman Times/dates: Exhibition open through Sunday, Aug. 5. Gallery hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Art opening: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1 Site: Dubuque Museum of Art, 701 Locust St. Cost: Admission is free Synopsis Kaufman, a longtime resident of Dubuque, is a watercolor artist whose paintings emphasize the river and its influence on the city. She shares local studio space at The Art Studio at Fountain Park with five other artists and is represented by Outside the Lines Art Gallery. Her paintings hang in private and public collections throughout the country and abroad. tidbit - Kaufman paints on a slick illustration board rather than the textured water...
Colby College in Waterville will announce today the acquisition of one of the most significant private collections of American art, worth an estimated $100 million or more. The collection includes more than 500 paintings, sculptures and prints by such masters as John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper and Georgia O'Keeffe, among others.
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