NORMAN ROCKWELL MASTERPIECES AT NYC AUCTION
By ULA ILNYTZKY This undated photo provided by Sotheby’s shows the popular Norman Rockwell masterpiece “Saying Grace,” which is heading for the auction block. It is among seven works by…
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AP PHOTOS: EGYPT M– USEUM HURT BY POLITICAL TURMOIL
In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 photo, the solid gold mask of King Tutankhamun is seen in its glass case, in the Egyptian Museum near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.…
ALA. M– USEUM HAS ART FORMERLY DISPLAYED ONLY BY CIA
By JAY REEVES This Nov. 26, 2013 photo shows Jim Griffin, executive director of the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Ala., viewing a new exhibit titled “Shadow Gallery, The…
Ex-Mayor Ed Koch’s furniture, art at NYC auction
This undated photo provided by Doyle New York shows a burgundy leather club chair and ottoman which belonged to former Mayor Ed Koch, and will now be sold at auction.…
Paul Simon, Stephen Sondheim to share stage Dec. 3
FILE – In this Dec. 6, 2010 file photo, author Michael Chabon poses for a photo in New York. Chabon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, will host a discussion among himself…
Cannon from 1777 battle back ‘home’ in upstate NY
By CHRIS CAROLA Saratoga National Historical Park Curator Christine Valosin, left, and superintendent Joe Finan pose with a Revolutionary War cannon after a ceremony for the cannon at the park…
Metal master: Bob Dylan’s iron gates on show
A detail from one of the iron work art pieces on display during a press preview event of artworks by American singer songwriter Bob Dylan, entitled Mood Swings, at the…
Claims on German art trove face legal hurdles
By FRANK JORDANS Photo provided by the Augsburg, southern Germany, prosecution Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 shows the painting by French artist Henry Matisse ‘Sitzende Frau’ (‘Sitting Woman’) that was among…