Shelley's Art History Blog June 2005 Archive

As if in response to my previous grumbling, here are some quasi-scandalous news items: Wealthy Ex-Mistress: One of Picasso's sold 20 sketches at auction and pocketed nearly $2 million (US). ... Read More

Question, everyone! Who's got suggestions for new beach reading this year? Anybody? Don't be shy, now. My inbox indicates that The Da Vinci Code is getting tucked into tote bags ... Read More

With great ... relief? ... I'm passing along the news that one threat to National Security has been downgraded. The 1930s-era C. Paul Jennewein Art Deco sculpture entitled The Spirit ... Read More

By Stan Parchin Thursday June 23, 2005 Among this Summer's featured special exhibitions at The Brooklyn Museum in New York is Monet's London: Artists' Reflections on the Thames, 1859-1914. The show is not ... Read More

Contributing Editor for Museum/Special Exhibitions, Stan Parchin, has put together a literary and visual feast for those of us interested in Mesopotamian art. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology ... Read More

Every time I think I've heard the Last Word on that which can be used as an artistic medium, I am stunned anew by another artist's creative thinking. Submitted for ... Read More

"New" is a relative term which here means, "These gracious, generous offerings have been around the About Art History website for varying lengths of time, although someone has yet to ... Read More

These lists are the sorts of things that trivia buffs (like me) enjoy. They're also occasionally useful in lesson planning or, if one is a student, finding an artist about ... Read More

Wow, you're forever hearing the art market is red hot, but this is a real s-t-r-e-t-c-h. Marilyn Monroe apparently tried her hand at painting once upon a time, and the ... Read More

I love it: "Do you know the name of Gainsborough's Blue Boy?" And - that's the entire email. No salutation, no signature, no indication if s/he is talking about the sitter or ... Read More

First up, the proposed Crystal Bridges museum/culture center is to be built in Bentonville, Arkansas. Bentonville, Arkansas is the logical location in which to build an art museum for ... Read More