April 27th, 2011 
UAA Team 
The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees recently announced its selection of the Maryland-based architecture firm Ziger/Snead to work with the Museum on its ambitious $24 million capital renovation. The decision follows a comprehensive year-long selection process. The BMA’s much-anticipated renovation—scheduled to be completed in 2014 during the BMA’s 100th Anniversary—will create dynamic spaces for art and people [...]
April 26th, 2011 UAA Team 
A round Union “Minute Man Service” double-sided porcelain sign with graphics, 30 inches in diameter and boasting great gloss and color, sold for $12,938 – a new record price for that sign – at an auction held April 16 by Matthews Auctions, LLC. The sale was held in the modern facilities of Redlands Antique Auction [...]
April 21st, 2011 ewmiller 
Book Review: The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art by Don Thompson. If you are one of the many out there with the impression that contemporary art is a good investment, you may come away with a different impression after reading the $12 Million Stuffed Shark. This book has been out for [...]
Posted in Art, Auction, Books 
Tags: Amon Carter, Asher B. Durand, Damien Hirst, De Young Museum, Don Thompson, Gustauv Klimpt, Jerry Saltz, Neue Gallery, Tobias Meyer 
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Yet another show about antiques is coming to the airwaves and will focus on price. It’s Worth What, a summer reality series on NBC will be produced by Lara Spencer and hosted by comedian Cedric “The Entertainer.” NBC says It’s Worth What is a game show that taps into America’s love for cost and value, [...]
April 15th, 2011 ewmiller 
I wasn’t sure I absolutely needed to see the exhibit now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, George Inness in Italy. I most enjoy the late work of Inness, painted in the U.S. and in any case not important for its depiction of an actual landscape. The Philadelphia exhibit brought me into a [...]
Posted in Art, Artist, Museum Tags: George Inness, Lake Nemi, Mark Mitchell, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pines and Olives at Albano No Comments » April 14th, 2011 UAA Team 
Mt. Washington and Pairpoint glass, which rivaled Tiffany and Steuben in its heyday during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, will be the focus of a major exhibition at The Corning Museum of Glass this year. The exhibition will highlight the changing taste of America’s elite through a broad range of products designed by [...]
Posted in Art, Museum Tags: Corning, Gilded Age, Glass, Mt. Washington, Museum of Glass, Pairpoint glass, Steuben, Thomas J. Pairpoint, Tiffany No Comments » April 12th, 2011 UAA Team 
First there was Americana Week, sometimes referred to as Antiques Week, then came Asian Arts Week and now the Art and Antique Dealers League of America (AADLA) has announced Art and Antiques Week NYC to take place April 25 – May 1. “Antiques/Americana Week” is less an organized effort than a series of shows that occur at [...]
April 11th, 2011 UAA Team 
A 56-foot stainless steel sculpture of a tree by internationally acclaimed artist Roxy Paine will be permanently installed in the Kansas City Sculpture Park at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, beginning in early April. The tree was commissioned by Martin Friedman, Hall Family Foundation consultant for the Museum’s Sculpture Park for 20 years, and was funded by the foundation. [...]
Posted in Art, Museum Tags: DC, Hirschorn, Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins, Roxy Paine, Washington No Comments » April 11th, 2011 ewmiller 
A viewing of the film The Art of the Steal about the relocation of the Barnes Collection from the suburb of lower Marion to Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia pre-ceeded my recent trip there. I was looking forward to seeing progress on several art-related developments including the Barnes on the Parkway and the installation of a [...]
Posted in Art, Collecting, Museum Tags: Annenburg, Barnes, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, City Hall, Claes, Masonic Temple, Oldenburg, PaFA, Paintbrush, Philadelphia Museum of Art No Comments » April 8th, 2011 UAA Team 
Florence Barron first commissioned Andy Warhol to paint her portrait then changed her mind. Instead she opted for an image of Warhol himself, his first self-portrait made from images taken in a photo booth. She bought it on an installment plan for $1,600 in 1963. When it comes up for auction at Christie’s next month, [...]
Posted in Art, Artist, Auction, Collecting Tags: Andy Warhol, Auction, Christie's, Detroit, Factory, Florence Barron, New York, Self-Portrait No Comments »
