Cooperstown’s Fenimore Art Museum Wins National Award for Exhibition Catalog
Cooperstown, N.Y. – The Victorian Society in America has selected the Fenimore Art Museum’s exhibition catalog, John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women, as the 2011 winner of the national W.E. Fischelis Book Award. This award is given annually by the Society for an outstanding book dealing with 19th-century art and artists. Named for [...]
LUMINARIA—Art Comes to Light in San Antonio
Luminaria–Arts Come to Light, will be held Saturday, March 12, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at HemisFair Park in downtown San Antonio. Launched in 2008, Luminaria is a free event that draws over 200,000 people annually to enjoy San Antonio’s flourishing art scene. Source
Washington, D. C. 2nd Edition
Major Sites: White House, Capitol, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, national Archives. Monuments/Memorials: Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Washington monu., Viet Nam Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, FDR Memorial. Museums: Smithsonian, Air & Space, National Gallery of Art, Mus of Natural History, Mus of American History. Regional Side Trips…. (click here for further information)
Metropolitan Museum Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Packard Collection Acquisition
Installation dates: December 17, 2009 – June 6, 2010 Location: The Sackler Wing Galleries for the Arts of Japan, 2nd Floor New York, N.Y. – In 1975, The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired, by gift and purchase, more than 400 works of Japanese art from collector Harry G. C. Packard (1914-1991). This daring acquisition instantly [...]
Washington DC: A Vibrant and Fascinating Capital
Image by ~MVI~ via Flickr Washington, DC is established by the Constitution of the United States to serve as the nation’s capital. Named after the first American President, George Washington, the capital is steeped in history, which is captured in its monuments, museums and memorials. For over 200 years, the White House has been the [...]