WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – A piano is pretty. The drums demand attention.
But no other musical instrument is as versatile, as storied and as widely popular as the guitar – at least according to the legions who strum, pick and shred it.
LONDON (AP) – Peter Rabbit is back, in a previously unpublished story by children’s author Beatrix Potter.
COWDEN, Ill. (AP) – Josh Wehrle is a 21st-century hunter with a keen nose for tracking down traces of the Stone Age. He hunts finely honed spear, dart and flint arrow tips used by Native Americans to kill everything from mastodons to deer.
DETROIT – The Detroit Institute of Arts announced Monday that it will name its newly reinstalled Ancient Middle East gallery in recognition of a $5 million grant from the William Davidson Foundation, which will go to the museum’s endowment.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – Dubuque library officials recently rejected a $6 million offer for one of their two paintings by renowned Iowa artist Grant Wood.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The exhibition “Reflecting Class in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer,” open Feb. 24 through May 29, at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, explores 17th century Dutch painting through the lens of social class. It also represents the first time a painting by the celebrated artist Johannes Vermeer will be seen in Kansas City.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The Russell, the premiere fundraising event for the C.M. Russell Museum, attracts collectors, artists and patrons from around the country. The three-day schedule, March 17–19, of events and exhibitions culminates in The Russell Live Auction, which features significant works by historic artists such as Thomas Moran and Charles M. Russell, as well as the country’s most acclaimed contemporary western artists.
LONDON – It was the last weekend of our holiday in the sun but even so, we couldn’t not go to the 47th annual Suncoast Antique Bottle & Collectible Show. After all, we went to the 46th and readers with long memories will recall I wrote about it here last year.
CHICAGO – Wright’s auction of Irving Harper paper sculptures had record bidding activity and throughout the eight-hour auction 99 percent of the 300 lots sold with sales totaling $1,166,975.Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – One of the two Fiats used by Pope Francis during his September visit to Philadelphia is going up for auction.
The car will be up for bid as part of the Philadelphia Auto Show black tie gala on Jan. 29. Bids will be accepted in person and online.