Virginia museum receives gift worth nearly $60 million

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, photographed in May 2017 from an angle that shows the E Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Gardens. On March 15, the museum announced it had received a gift of $60 million from James W. McGlothlin and Frances Gibson McGlothlin. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, photographed in May 2017 from an angle that shows the E Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Gardens. On March 15, the museum announced it had received a gift of $60 million from James W. McGlothlin and Frances Gibson McGlothlin. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, photographed in May 2017 from an angle that shows the E Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Gardens. On March 15, the museum announced it had received a gift of $60 million from James W. McGlothlin and Frances Gibson McGlothlin. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International license.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announces that it has received a gift worth nearly $60 million, including a significant contribution to the museum’s expansion campaign and 15 paintings by prominent American artists.

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Set your sights on Bruneau’s Historic Arms & Militaria sale, April 9

Circa-1764 miniature portrait of Lt. Steele of the Royal Welsh Fuziliers, est. $2,000-$3,000
Circa-1764 miniature portrait of Lt. Steele of the Royal Welsh Fuziliers, est. $2,000-$3,000

Circa-1764 miniature portrait of Lt. Steele of the Royal Welsh Fuziliers, est. $2,000-$3,000

CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co.’s spring Historic Arms & Militaria auction, planned for Saturday, April 9, features more than 300 items focusing on the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the Civil War, World Wars I and II and modern firearms. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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UK ‘Shark House’ owner dismayed at getting protected status

An Oxford, England house with a sculpture of a shark sticking out of its roof has received protected landmark status, to the dismay of the home’s owner. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Attribution: The shark at Headington by Gareth James. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
An Oxford, England house with a sculpture of a shark sticking out of its roof has received protected landmark status, to the dismay of the home’s owner. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Attribution: The shark at Headington by Gareth James. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
An Oxford, England house with a sculpture of a shark sticking out of its roof has received protected landmark status, to the dismay of the home’s owner. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Attribution: The shark at Headington by Gareth James. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

LONDON (AP) – The 25-foot tall (7.6 meter) sculpture of a shark crashing through the roof of Magnus Hanson-Heine’s house in rural Oxford, England, is now a protected landmark – and he’s not happy about it.

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1939 Chevy street rod ready for action at Stevens, April 9

1939 Chevrolet street rod, est. $30,000-$45,000
L-R: 1939 Chevy street rod, est. $30,000-$45,000; mahogany Empire full tester bed signed C. Lee, est. $10,000-$20,000; gilt and silvered six-arm gas light, or gasolier, est. $25,000-$50,000.
L-R: 1939 Chevrolet street rod, est. $30,000-$45,000; mahogany Empire full tester bed signed C. Lee, est. $10,000-$20,000; gilt and silvered six-arm gas light, or gasolier, est. $25,000-$50,000.

ABERDEEN, Miss. – Stevens Auction Company will conduct its Spring Multi Estate Antique Auction on Saturday, April 9. Offered will be lifelong collections of antique furniture, porcelains, rugs, clocks, 19th-century lighting, vintage cars, works of art and Southern finery. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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