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Restoration Planned--The National Arts Club at 15 Gramercy Park South, NYC, will soon begin a full restoration. The ornate facade of the building--designed in the early 1880's--includes sculptural ornamentation that depicts plants, animals and birds native to the NY region in addition to busts of writers and artists. The process is estimated to take two years at a cost of $2 million.
Museum Expanded--The J.B. Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY, has reopened after a $12 million capital campaign to renovate the 70-year old building and add an almost 3,000 sq. ft. art center. The museum also received a $50 million gift from the founder's granddaughter, which is expected to make it one of the most influential regional museums in the country.
Paintings Donated--The Milwaukee Art Museum has received a gift of eight oil paintings and two charcoal drawings by Southwest artist Georgia O'Keeffe. With a total of 21 O'Keeffe artworks, the museum now has the fourth largest collection in the nation.
Wing Dedicated/Exhibition Welcomed--Hillary Rodham Clinton recently dedicated a new wing to mark the tenth anniversary of The National Museum of Women in the Arts in D.C. In addition, she has welcomed an exhibit of 12 statues of American Indian sculpture to the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, where it will remain until next fall.
Luminaries Make News--Pop artist Peter Max has pleaded guilty to tax fraud after failing to pay income taxes on $1.1 million in art sales. Scheduled to be sentenced in February, Max faces a prison sentence from a mandatory minimum of 4 months to 10 years.--Meanwhile, Las Vegas crooner Wayne Newton claims he's the owner of several works by Renoir, Dali, and Matisse that were seized during a drug sting two years ago, alleging they had been stolen. The Drug Enforcement Agency, which had planned to auction the paintings, has requested proof of ownership.
Christie's Celebrates/Sotheby's Shudders--Christie's has celebrated with a successful auction of the collection of Victor and Sally Ganz, which was considered one of the most important collections of Picasso works in private hands in the U.S. Picasso's "The Dream" sold for $44, the highlight of the evening. Meanwhile, at Sotheby's, the collection of the late Evelyn Sharp (which included masterpieces by Picasso, Modigliani and Matisse) was over-estimated and resulted in a loss for the auction house.
Exhibitions:
--"Monet and the Mediterranean"--through January 4--Brooklyn Museum of Art.
--"The Legacy of Generations: Pottery by American Indian Women"--through January 11--National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
--"The Private Collection of Edgar Degas"--through January 11--Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; also "Picasso: The Engraver"--through December 21.
--"The Dark Mirror, Picasso: Photography and Painting"--through February 1--Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
--"The Warhol Look/Glamour Style Fashion"--through January 11--Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC.
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Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 8 No. 2 -- December 1997