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Photographer William Klein, photographed speaking at the Cinematheque francaise in Paris in June 2008. Klein died on September 10 at the age of 96. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Roman Bonnefoy. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

In Memoriam: William Klein, American photographer in Paris, 96

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Photographer William Klein, photographed speaking at the Cinematheque francaise in Paris in June 2008. Klein died on September 10 at the age of 96. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Roman Bonnefoy. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Photographer William Klein, photographed speaking at the Cinematheque francaise in Paris in June 2008. Klein died on September 10 at the age of 96. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Roman Bonnefoy. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

PARIS (AP) – William Klein, an American photographer whose innovative portraiture style strongly influenced fashion and street photography in the second half of the 20th century, has died at 96.

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Portrait of Michelle Obama by Sharon Sprung. Image courtesy of the White House Historical Association / White House Collection

Obamas return to White House, official portraits unveiled

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The official White House portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were unveiled on September 7. Barack Obama’s portrait was painted by Robert McCurdy, and Michelle Obama’s portrait was painted by Sharon Sprung. Images courtesy of the White House Historical Association / White House Collection

The official White House portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were unveiled on September 7. Barack Obama’s portrait was painted by Robert McCurdy, and Michelle Obama’s portrait was painted by Sharon Sprung. Images courtesy of the White House Historical Association / White House Collection

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle returned to the White House on September 7 for the unveiling of official portraits with a modern vibe: him standing expressionless against a white background and her seated on a sofa in the Red Room wearing a formal light blue dress.

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On September 7, Rago/Wright announced it will merge with Chicago auction house Toomey & Co.

Rago/Wright announces merger with Toomey & Co.

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On September 7, Rago/Wright announced it will merge with Chicago auction house Toomey & Co.

On September 7, Rago/Wright announced it will merge with Chicago auction house Toomey & Co.

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago/Wright announces that Chicago auction house Toomey & Co. will join the brand, building on the company’s continued momentum and growth in the industry. As with Rago/Wright’s 2021 partnership with LA Modern Auctions (LAMA), Toomey & Co. will maintain its name while all four houses work together to share technology, expertise and marketing efforts. Based in the suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, the Toomey & Co. office and galleries will relocate to Wright’s Chicago headquarters at 1440 W. Hubbard St. in the fall.

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US agents in Memphis seize shipped ancient Egyptian artifact

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Memphis, Tenn., seized an ancient Egyptian canopic jar lid on August 17, which had been shipped from Europe to a private buyer in the United States. Image courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Federal agents in Memphis have seized a potentially 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian artifact that was shipped in from Europe.

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The Paulista Museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, photographed in November 2011. On September 8, it will reopen to the public following a nine-year, $40 million renovation. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit JorgeBRAZIL. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Brazil’s Paulista Museum reopening ahead of bicentennial

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The Paulista Museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, photographed in November 2011. On September 8, it will reopen to the public following a nine-year, $40 million renovation. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit JorgeBRAZIL. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.


The Paulista Museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, photographed in November 2011. On September 8, it will reopen to the public following a nine-year, $40 million renovation. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit JorgeBRAZIL. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

SAO PAULO (AP) – It took nearly a decade of renovations, but finally one of Brazil’s most popular museums is reopening as part of the country’s bicentennial celebrations.

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The Welfenkreuz Vorderseite, a cross from the Guelph Treasure, photographed on display at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin in 2009. A U.S. court ruled it does not have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit regarding the ownership of the Guelph Treasure, which was sold in 1935 by Jewish art dealers; their heirs claim the transaction was forced by pressure from the Nazi regime. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit User:FA2010, who released the work into the public domain.

US court dismisses Nazi-era Guelph Treasure art dispute

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The Welfenkreuz Vorderseite, a cross from the Guelph Treasure, photographed on display at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin in 2009. A U.S. court ruled it does not have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit regarding the ownership of the Guelph Treasure, which was sold in 1935 by Jewish art dealers; their heirs claim the transaction was forced by pressure from the Nazi regime. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit User:FA2010, who released the work into the public domain.


The Welfenkreuz Vorderseite, a cross from the Guelph Treasure, photographed on display at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin in 2009. A U.S. court ruled it does not have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit regarding the ownership of the Guelph Treasure, which was sold in 1935 by Jewish art dealers; their heirs claim the transaction was forced by pressure from the Nazi regime. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit User:FA2010, who released the work into the public domain.

BERLIN (AP) – An American court has thrown out a lawsuit against a German museum foundation about a medieval treasure trove that was filed by heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art dealers, saying that the U.S. lacked jurisdiction to hear such a lawsuit.

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Exterior of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, photographed in January 2015. Museum officials announced on August 17 that it has closed temporarily to deal with an infestation of silverfish, a paper-eating bug. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit MRG90. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Famed Iran art museum closes to deal with insect infestation

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Exterior of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, photographed in January 2015. Museum officials announced on August 17 that it has closed temporarily to deal with an infestation of silverfish, a paper-eating bug. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit MRG90. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.


Exterior of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, photographed in January 2015. Museum officials announced on August 17 that it has closed temporarily to deal with an infestation of silverfish, a paper-eating bug. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit MRG90. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Tehran’s contemporary art museum has issued an apology and temporarily closed to handle a pest infestation, raising concerns after footage of insects scuttling across world-famous work spread widely on social media.

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‘The Laocoon,’ aka ‘Laocoon and his Sons,’ photographed on display at the Vatican Museums in August 2011. On August 18, climate change protesters glued their hands to the base of the ancient Roman sculpture. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit FaceMePLS. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Climate protesters target the Vatican’s Laocoon statue

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‘The Laocoon,’ aka ‘Laocoon and his Sons,’ photographed on display at the Vatican Museums in August 2011. On August 18, climate change protesters glued their hands to the base of the ancient Roman sculpture. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit FaceMePLS. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

‘The Laocoon,’ aka ‘Laocoon and his Sons,’ photographed on display at the Vatican Museums in August 2011. On August 18, climate change protesters glued their hands to the base of the ancient sculpture. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit FaceMePLS. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

ROME (AP) – On August 18, Italian environmental activists staged a second museum protest in as many months, gluing their hands to the base of one of the Vatican Museums’ most important ancient sculptures, the Laocoon.

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Exterior of the Baths of Diocletian in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome, pictured in an undated photo. Italy has been so successful in recovering art and objects illegally exported from the country that it has launched the Museum of Rescued Art to showcase them. Its rotating exhibits are displayed in the Octagonal Hall inside the ancient baths. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Antmoose / Anthony M. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Italy creates new museum for trafficked ancient artifacts

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Exterior of the Baths of Diocletian in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome, pictured in an undated photo. Italy has been so successful in recovering art and objects illegally exported from the country that it has launched the Museum of Rescued Art to showcase them. Its rotating exhibits are displayed in the Octagonal Hall inside the ancient baths. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Antmoose / Anthony M. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Exterior of the Baths of Diocletian in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome, pictured in an undated photo. Italy has been so successful in recovering art and objects illegally exported from the country that it has launched the Museum of Rescued Art to showcase them. Its rotating exhibits are displayed in the Octagonal Hall inside the ancient baths. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Antmoose / Anthony M. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

ROME (AP) – Italy has been so successful in recovering ancient artworks and artifacts that were illegally exported from the country that it has created a museum for them. The Museum of Rescued Art now operates in a cavernous structure that is part of Rome’s ancient Baths of Diocletian. The Octagonal Hall exhibition space was designed to showcase Italy’s efforts, through patient diplomacy and court challenges, to get valuable antiquities returned to Italy, often after decades in foreign museums or private collections.

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Exterior of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, aka MASS MoCA, photographed in April 2012. Unionized workers at the North Adams, Mass., museum have announced a one-day strike to take place on Friday, August 19. Image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons, photo credit Beyond My Ken. Shared under a series of Creative Commons licenses, most recently the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Massachusetts art museum workers schedule one-day strike

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Exterior of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, aka MASS MoCA, photographed in April 2012. Unionized workers at the North Adams, Mass., museum have announced a one-day strike to take place on Friday, August 19. Image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons, photo credit Beyond My Ken. Shared under a series of Creative Commons licenses, most recently the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Exterior of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, aka MASS MoCA, photographed in April 2012. Unionized workers at the North Adams, Mass., museum have announced a one-day strike to take place on Friday, August 19. Image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons, photo credit Beyond My Ken. Shared under a series of Creative Commons licenses, most recently the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (AP) – Unionized workers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, frustrated with the progress of contract negotiations, have authorized a one-day strike for later this week.

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