Art galleries & auctions articles
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Climate activist who allegedly defaced sculpture at National Gallery of Art charged
A climate activist who allegedly smeared paint on a case surrounding 19th century French artist Edgar Degas’ "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" sculpture at Washington, D.C.’s National Gallery of Art was charged. Joanna Smith, 54, of Brooklyn, N.Y., got 60 days of prison time out of a possible maximum sentence of five years for defacing the historic statue, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a release. Judge Amy Berman Jackson also ordered Smith to serve 24 months of supervised...
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Original cover art for 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' expected to set auction record
J.K. Rowling's novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was the beginning of what would become a worldwide phenomenon. Now, the original illustration for the first edition of the book is going on sale.
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Spring Into Art at UB Center for the Arts
The artistic community that calls the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts (UBCFA) home welcomes all on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, starting at 5 p.m. for Spring into Art. The []