WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — Georgia O’Keeffe, who has achieved a kind of enduring iconic status among American art lovers, is usually associated with New Mexico and to some extent New York City. Often overlooked is the fact that she lived for several years in Virginia and had an interesting exhibition at Williamsburg’s College of William and Mary in 1938.

GREENWICH, CONN. — The Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences presents "Golden Dragon, Flaming Pearl: Symbolism in Chinese Robes of the Qing Dynasty," an exhibition featuring Chinese robes from the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century, from May 5 through July 8.

PHILADELPHIA, PENN. — A new site-specific work by the Philadelphia-based Virgil Marti will be on view at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, June 15 through September 2.

BOSTON, MASS. — An exhibition of new works by Laura Owens, one of the artists credited with the rebirth of contemporary painting, will open at the Gardner Museum on June 1, and remain on view through September 16.

eBay Inc. announced April 24 that it has expanded its Live Auctions tool with the addition of new product categories and support for 17 monetary currencies which, according to the firm, "will open the doors of traditional auction houses to [our] marketplace and enable trade internationally between bidders and auction houses."

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For the past 16 years, thousands of collectors make the spring or fall pilgrimage to Atlantique City for the world’s largest indoor antiques and collectibles show. This 24th show, stretching over 10 ½ acres in the Atlantic City convention center, brought new and old collectors in hefty crowds throughout the weekend.

BEDFORD, N.Y. — The 16th annual Bedford Spring Antiques Show lived up to its reputation as an exceptional small country antiques show once again this year. Collections represented included those of the Eckhart, Talbot, Reimer and Wallace families of Bedford.

A vertical canvas by Jean Francois Millet, having dimensions of 26 by 18 inches, "The Rape of the Sabines," brought $28,750. The buyer of the oil on canvas under glass was dealer James McGrath of Scituate, Mass.

A small private collection of 14-karat gold serving pieces, Tiffany sterling and other gold and silver were offered together with furnishings and accessories drawn from local homes.

NEW YORK CITY — In a packed salesroom at Sotheby’s April 25, photographs from The Museum of Modern Art brought $4 million, establishing a new record for a single-owner sale of photographs in New York.