Art historian solves riddle behind theft of famous portrait
The 70-year mystery surrounding the theft of an original oil sketch by renowned Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck from a ...
Ming Fay, 82, Who Made Magical Sculptures of the Natural World, Dies
His artwork paid tribute to its surroundings, in New York City and elsewhere, rendering nature at an oversized scale that ...
Art at risk — Trump administration to fire federal art caretakers: L.A. arts and culture this week
Trump administration to fire federal art caretakers, leaving public art — including important California pieces — vulnerable.
John Constable: Previously unknown sketch by famous The Hay Wain painter discovered in Yorkshire sells for £320,000 at auction
A previously unknown sketch by one of the UK's most renowned painters John Constable has sold for £320,000 at auction.
How O Brother, Where Art Thou? got inspired – then upstaged – by its own soundtrack
For their freewheeling comedy – back in cinemas this week – the Coen Brothers sought creative help from super-producer T-Bone ...
Rediscovered 1800s John Constable sketch set to fetch up to £200,000 at auction
The artwork is believed to have been created between 1809 and 1814 and has emerged from a private family collection in North ...
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Remembering Jewel Stradford Lafontant, JD’46, barrier-breaking attorney
Lafontant was born Jewel Carter Stradford in 1922 to a prominent African American family. Her father, C. Francis Stradford, ...
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Letter To The Editor | Art Thrives in a Free and Open Society
Richmond artist and instructor Merenda Cecelia was dismissed from VMFA after reading a statement in class advocating for artistic and academic freedom. She acknowledges the risk but believes artists ...