Honolulu museum showcases Polynesian anthropologistHONOLULU (AP) – Bishop Museum is paying tribute to the first Polynesian to receive widespread recognition for his research and scholarship on Pacific cultures. The Honolulu museum’s newly renovated Pacific Hall will showcase Sir Peter H. Buck, also known as Te Rangi Hiroa. Buck served as Bishop Museum’s director for 15 years starting in 1936. […]
Joel Magee’s stunning Disneyland collection comes to Van Eaton Galleries, July 17-19LOS ANGELES – The largest individually owned Disneyland/Disney Park collection in the world, amassed during a 30-year period, will hit the auction block at Van Eaton Galleries. The Joel Magee Disneyland Collection Auction will kick off on Monday, July 17, 2023 – which is also Disneyland’s 68th birthday – and continue through Wednesday, July 19. Absentee and […]
Reynolds co-acquired by UK’s National Portrait Gallery and Getty MuseumLONDON and LOS ANGELES – The National Portrait Gallery in London and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles announced plans on March 31 to jointly acquire and share ownership of Sir Joshua Reynolds’ masterpiece, Portrait of Mai (Omai), in a new model of international collaboration that will maximize public access to this important work.
Artemis Gallery to auction exceptional antiquities, Asian, ethnographic art, Oct. 8BOULDER, Colo. – Authenticity and provenance form the bedrock of Artemis Gallery’s auction business. In their beautifully illustrated catalogs, the company provides bidders with a virtual history lesson in each of its expertly written catalog descriptions. Scrupulously researched, each item is described in depth and tagged with a record of former ownership and previous appearances […]