Nov 21 Auction brings record for O’Keeffe and women artists By Lorna Baldwin Georgia O'Keefe's 1932 "Jimson Weed, White Flower No. 1" made history at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Thursday, selling for $44.4 million. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Family history comes to life: Dress designs lost in Holocaust uncovered By PBS News Hour When the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939, tens of thousands of Jews applied for visas to anywhere. Among them, Paul Strnad and his wife Hedy, a dress designer. Ultimately, neither would get a visa to leave Czechoslovakia. Now, in an… Continue watching
Nov 06 Los Angeles art museum celebrates historic donation By Alexis Cox The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has announced its largest-ever single donation: 47 pieces of art valued at $500 million. The generous benefactor is Jerry Perenchio, the former CEO of the Spanish language television network "Univision." The artwork includes… Continue reading
Oct 30 Vatican sheds new light on Sistine Chapel’s masterpieces By Alexis Cox The Sistine Chapel just got a makeover. Vatican officials unveiled new state-of-the-art energy-efficient lighting and air purification systems to protect Michelangelo’s more than 500-year old frescoes. The three-year-long installation cost roughly $3.8 million. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch South African Justice Edwin Cameron on the Constitutional Court art collection By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Out of many faces, one American portrait: Artist creates ‘facescape’ on the National Mall By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch ‘New York’s Picasso’ removed from iconic eatery after legal dispute By PBS News Hour After more than 12 hours of careful maneuvering, workers at New York's Four Seasons restaurant removed "Le Tricorne," a nearly-century old Picasso tapestry painting. The move follows a legal dispute between the building's owner and the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch With rakes and ropes, beaches become momentary, giant works of art By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch Detroit high school students imagine their city’s rebirth in self-produced musical By PBS News Hour Continue watching