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2/24/2004	A Family Archive from the Nile Valley "Jewish Life in Ancient Egypt," on view at the Norton Museum of Art, has been organized entirely from the vast collection of antiquities at The Brooklyn Museum of Art. Read More...
2/24/2004	Cincinnati Hosts Charles Meurer Retrospective Cincinnati Art Galleries will feature paintings from the artist's early trompe l'oeil still lifes to his later impressionistic landscapes. Read More...
2/17/2004	Collector Wins David Morgan Ovoid Jug for $38,500 Bidders vying for the James and Roberta Frazier stoneware collection filled the gallery to capacity and pushed total sales to just under a quarter of a million dollars. Read More...
2/17/2004	Collector Wins David Morgan Ovoid Jug for $38,500 Bidders vying for the James and Roberta Frazier stoneware collection created a gallery that was filled to capacity and pushed total sales to just under a quarter of a million dollars. Read More...
2/17/2004	Rare Federal Sideboard Stands out in the Crowd at Richard Villa's Villa commented the day of the auction that he likes the Wednesday schedule, as it weeds out a lot of the people that are merely looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon. Read More...
2/17/2004	A Winning Ratio: Pennsylvania Impressionists Lead $3.1 Million Paintings Sale in Philadelphia Winter landscapes were the theme of the day, both inside and out, as more than 150 bidders braved the weather to attend. Read More...
2/17/2004	London's National Gallery Pays $41.5 Million for 'The Madonna of the Pinks' The sale of the picture to the Getty Museum was agreed at a price equivalent to $63 million, however, the Getty withdrew its export license application. Read More...
2/17/2004	Heavenly Treasures at Birchwood Manor Glazed prancing horses from the Tang dynasty, Sevres palace urns and the original artwork from the walls of the Moulin Rouge were just some of the showstoppers that filled dealers' booths. Read More...
2/17/2004	St Stan's: Twenty-Seven Years and Still Sold out It began when a young Jack Donigian graduated college in 1976, unsure of how to set off on a career path. Read More...
2/17/2004	Pas de Deux George Platt Lynes' photographs of George Balanchine and his dancers comprise an exhibition from The Kinsey Institute's renowned art collection at the Neuberger Museum of Arts. Read More...
2/17/2004	Enduring Beauty Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Reading Public Museum focuses on seldom- or never-before-seen works from its permanent collections. Read More...
2/17/2004	Coming of Age in Ancient Greece The Onassis Cultural Center is presenting the first exhibition to examine the lives of children and attitudes about childhood in ancient Greece. Read More...
2/17/2004	Turner and Venice at the Kimbell Art Museum The first exhibition ever devoted to Joseph Mallord William Turner's celebrated views of Venice is currently being shown at its only US venue. Read More...
2/10/2004	Back to Russia: Sotheby's Announces Private Sale of Forbes Faberg� Collection to Russian Industrialist Prior to returning to Russia, highlights from the collection, including the fabled nine Imperial Easter Eggs, will be on public exhibition at the gallery in New York February 12-15, 10 am-5 pm. Read More...
2/10/2004	Behind the $1 Million 'Find!' at John McInnis According to Leigh Keno, the Heade painting was first thought to be of Florida or Brazil, where the artist was very active, but was later determined to be of "Newburyport, which helped it." Read More...
2/10/2004	MastroNet's $10.2 Million Sports, Americana Auction Smashes Gallery Record The event eclipsed the previous auction record of just under $9.2 million set by the firm in November 2000. Read More...
2/10/2004	Very Real Prices for the Surreal in London Christie's evening sales of Impressionist and Modern Art and The Art of the Surreal achieved a combined total of $72,244,249. Read More...
2/10/2004	The Outsider Art Fair Comes of Age The event, now in its 12th year, shows amazing maturity, considering that it represents artists and an art form that in themselves have never truly matured. Read More...
2/10/2004	Satisfying Cravings for Old Times: Papermania Plus The nostalgia of the merchandise and friendliness of the 160 dealers was warm enough to thaw out anyone in the arctic Northeast. Read More...
2/10/2004	Old Master Drawings from the Steiner Collection A gem of a museum has added luster to its collection with the acquisition of 30 Old Master drawings from the collection of the late John and Alice Steiner. Read More...
2/10/2004	Sister Gertrude Morgan and the Tools of Her Ministry The first comprehensive traveling exhibition devoted to this self-taught artist opens February 25 at the American Folk Art Museum. Read More...
2/10/2004	Pottery Worth Having in Peoria Many rare pieces by the American and Peoria Pottery companies will be on view until March 21 at the Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences. Read More...
2/10/2004	A Beautiful and Gracious Manner: The Art of Parmigianino at The Frick Collection To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the artist, The Frick has mounted an impressive exhibition in New York, the only stop in the United States. Read More...
2/3/2004	Session Two: Folk Art at Sotheby's This time around paintings registered the highest bids, with Ralph Fasanella's view of New York City taking honors as the top lot, selling for $366,400. Read More...
2/3/2004	Tiger Maple Clock Ticks to $31,500 at York Town Sale Inlaid with initials "MHP" in its arch, the clock surrendered to a persistent phone bidder over an absentee bid. Read More...
2/3/2004	'Premier' Auction Grosses More than $1 Million for Susanin's The total represents the highest grossing single sale in the company's ten-year history. Read More...
2/3/2004	Bulls Bring Beefy Sales at Triple Pier Unlike other Triple Pier events, the Americana Week version features a single-shot opening. A huge crowd overflowed from the lobby and out into the street awaiting entrance to the Americana Pier. Read More...
2/3/2004	Dishing up the Best: The New York Ceramics Fair As in past years, pottery, both English and American, was a bestseller at this scholarly specialty event designed with collectors in mind. Read More...
2/3/2004	The Wright Influence Midwestern architect Albert McArthur followed Frank Lloyd Wright's design philosophy at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, using Arizona sand for the blocks and including many open spaces. Read More...
2/3/2004	George Catlin and His Indian Gallery in Kansas City An exhibit at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art speaks to the encounter of two cultures in North America. Read More...
2/3/2004	Geishas Go Beyond the Painted Smile at the Peabody Essex Museum This intimate look at the exclusive world of geisha culture also addresses cultural perceptions of a uniquely Japanese tradition. Read More...
2/3/2004	Rock on! The Michener Presents Music Posters The spirit of rock n' roll is alive and well at the museum as it displays more than 100 vintage offset lithographs inspired by musical icons of the '60s and '70s. Read More...
2/3/2004	The Appliqu�d Artistry of Baltimore Album Quilts A new exhibition at The Baltimore Museum of Art attempts to provide answers to the mystery of why these brilliant needlework masterpieces were produced in a single city at this particular time. Read More...