BELLPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Works by an obscure Armenian-American abstract impressionist discovered in a New York cottage have been appraised at $30 million.
Art found in NY garage appraised at $30M
NYC exhibit showcases Mary Cassatt as printmaker
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Public Library's archive is so massive that some of the material has never been seen except on request.
Glaxo donates NC Wyeth painting to Philly museum
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline PLC has donated a painting with a mysterious past to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Kennedy Center to host hip-hop festival in 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hip-hop artists including rappers Nas and Somalia-born K'naan will take center stage in an unexpected place next year, highlighting their generation and art form
NY artists' retreat is National Historic Landmark
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — An artists' retreat in upstate New York has won recognition as a National Historic Landmark.
Washington museum shows rare portrait of queen
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For decades, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I hung in a small garden gift shop on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Legend had it that the piece was rare — it
Indianapolis Museum of Art eliminates 29 jobs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Museum of Art has eliminated 29 jobs as part of a cost-cutting move designed to reduce the museum's reliance on its endowment for financial
San Francisco's 'other' bridge prepares to shine
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After more than 75 years in the shadow of its glamorous cousin, San Francisco's "other" bridge is getting a chance to shine.
Costumed horses coming to NYC's Grand Central
NEW YORK (AP) — Next month more than the stampede of rushing commuters will be heard at Grand Central Terminal.
Seward supporters irked by plan to sell NY artwork
AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — Descendants of 19th-century American statesman William H. Seward are angered by plans to sell a valuable painting that had hung in his central New York home
Michigan Fine Arts Competition expands scope
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (AP) — The annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition is expanding its scope to seek entries from artists in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin as well as its home
Kennedy Center opens Nordic Cool cultural festival
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the next month, the Kennedy Center will glow each night with blue light and shimmers of green, depicting the northern lights and signaling what has taken
Nasher to place 10 sculptures throughout Dallas
DALLAS (AP) — The Nasher Sculpture Center is marking its 10th anniversary this year by commissioning 10 sculptures to be placed throughout Dallas.
Long before Hostess Brands' plan to shut down made Twinkies the rage, Nancy Peppin found something special about the cream-filled snack cakes.
The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and
