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Nomination Made--Ed Harris has received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of artist Jackson Pollock in the movie "Pollock." Harris directed the film, as well.

Collection Purchased--The Phillips auction house has purchased a collection of 19C. paintings and drawings consisting of five works by Cézanne and two by van Gogh. The prized collection will begin Phillips' auction of Impressionist and modern art in New York on May 7.

Work Rescued--Mixed Greens, an arts organization, has rescued a 16-foot-high mosaic dinosaur from demolition at Bellevue Hospital, where officials did not wish to relocate it to the new therapeutic garden. Created by recovering alcoholics, the work- in-progress will be in temporary storage until a permanent home is found.

Custody Battle Settled--Farewell to bank vaults and safe deposit boxes! After a two-year custody battle, a federal judge has ruled that the marionette star of The Howdy Doody show will come out of storage to make his permanent home with the Detroit Institute of Arts. The family of a puppeteer on the show, which ran from 1947 to 1960, had claimed custody and planned to sell Howdy through a Manhattan auction house. Some of Howdy's new companions will be Punch and Judy, Kermit the Frog, and other puppets in the museum's collection.

New Partnership Established--New York's Guggenheim, Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum and Russia's State Hermitage Museum have entered into a three-way alliance. This new partnership will enable an exchange of exhibitions, collaboration of staffs and the sharing of other resources.

Record Prices Set--Christie's recent two-day auction of mementoes that once belonged to Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife realized more than $2.7 million in sales. A silver-framed print of an oil portrait of the former president sold for over $76,000--a record sale for a 20C. inscribed photograph; and "Amber Light," a 1933 painting by Jonas Lie of FDR's yacht, was top draw at $149,000.

Construction Fund Bolstered--The Corcoran Gallery of Art has received a whopping $30 million donation from two AOL executives and their spouses to be used toward the construction of a planned addition designed by architect Frank Gehry. The new space will house classes, administrative offices, expanded galleries and a conservation lab.

Exhibitions

Chadds Ford, PA -- Brandywine River Museum - "The Frame in America" features more than 100 picture frames made in the U.S. during an extremely prolific and creative period of American frame design. While many are based on European precedents, others represent a departure in aesthetic conception. Through March 18.

Los Angeles, CA -- J. Paul Getty Museum -- "Drawing the Landscape: 1500-1800" explores artist's depictions of the landscape in drawings spanning the Renaissance to the Romantic era. Highlights include Titian's "Pastoral Scene" and Rembrandt's "Landscape with the House with the Little Tower." Through April 15.

New Orleans, LA -- New Orleans Museum of Art -- "Judy Chicago--Trials and Tributes" is the first comprehensive retrospective of this artist and writer's career and represents her landmark achievements and recent works. Through April 1.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- Museum of Art -- On March 1, MOA opened the doors to a $2.2 million renovation and expansion, which created a new wing and permanent home for their collection of art by renowned American Impressionist William Glackens. "The Art of William Glackens" may be viewed March 1 August.

New York City -- MoMA -- "Van Gogh's Postman: The Portraits of Joseph Roulin" includes five paintings and two drawings of this postal employee who fascinated van Gogh and was so important in his life in the South of France. Through May 15.

Washington, DC -- NGA -- "Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries" includes 175 paintings, sculptures, photos, and works on paper and is the first exhibition to fully explore Stieglitz' seminal role in the development of modern art in America. Through April 22.

Philadelphia, PA -- Philadelphia Museum of Art -- "Alice Neel" is one of a series showcasing distinguished artists associated with Philadelphia in Celebration of the Museum's 125th anniversary. Included are 75 paintings and watercolors, many of which have never before been shown. Through April 15.

March Birthdays

Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 11 No. 5 -- March 2001