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...the link between you, the visual artist, and the manufacturer
of art materials.
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Reward Offered--The Society of the Friends of the Louvre have posted a reward of approximately $16,000 for the return of the Camille Corot painting stolen from the museum. On May 3 a guard discovered that "The Sevres Road" was cut from its frame.
Discounts Available--Admission offices of six New York attractions are selling Citypass, a booklet with discounted admission tickets. Included among these is the Museum of Modern Art. (212) 708-9400.
Paintings Arrive Late--Seven Grandma Moses paintings, which were bequeathed to the Bennington (VT) Museum but were stolen from their owner in 1984, have mysteriously turned up on the doorstep of the museum; they are now displayed as intended.
Records Set--Bill Gates (think Microsoft) has set a new record price for an American painting when he paid over $30 million at a private sale for the last major seascape by Winslow Homer--"Lost on the Grand Banks."--A record has been set for painter Andy Warhol by the sale of "Orange Marilyn" for $17.3 million at Sotheby's.
Season Begins--Chesterwood, home of sculptor Daniel Chester French, is open for the season and has many events planned. The 19th Annual Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition will open on July 4. Staff members will guide parents and children of all ages through a half-hour tour of works in the show, plus a half-hour sculpture hands-on activity on Mondays and Fridays in July and August. For a brochure and events calendar, write Chesterwood, Box 827, Stockbridge, MA 01262-0827; (413) 298-3579, Ext. 15.
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Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 8 No. 8 -- June 1998