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| Vol. 21, No. 5 | March 2011 |
| Celebrate Youth Art Month, National Craft Month, Women's History Month…and the arrival of Spring! |
ArtPourriMedals of Freedom Presented – American artist Jasper Johns was among 15 individuals recently awarded a 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama. “Bold and iconic, the work of Jasper Johns has left lasting impressions on countless Americans.…Jasper Johns’ innovative creations helped shape the pop, minimal and conceptual art movements, and the United States honors him for his profound influence on generations of artists.” Winner Takes Art – Through a tradition of friendly wagers, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Milwaukee Art Museum ventured temporary loans of major artworks based on the outcome of Super Bowl XLV. As a result of the Green Bay Packers’ victory, the Carnegie Museum will be loaning Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Bathers with Crab to the Milwaukee Museum. Auction News – At Christie’s, a recently rediscovered Self-Portrait (1967) of Andy Warhol brought $17.4 million, more than twice the pre-sale estimate. At Sotheby’s, Renaissance master Titian’s A Sacra Conversazione: The Madonna and Child with Saints Luke and Catherine of Alexandria sold for $16.9 million and broke a 20-year record for the artist at auction. Also, Picasso’s iconic 1932 painting of Marie-Therese Walter, La Lecture, sold for $40.7 million, more than double the low estimate. State of the Arts Updated – In the first update to its National Arts Index , Americans for the Arts reports that the Index has plummeted 6.2 points since the onset of the Great Recession. However, in the last decade the number of cultural and ethnically specific arts organizations has doubled. Other findings: There are more professional artists in the workforce; and participation in the arts has changed with attendance numbers at artistic institutions remaining flat, but personal arts creation and arts volunteerism is growing. See more at www.americansforthearts.org/go/ArtsIndex. New Postal Stamp Issued – Fortieth President Ronald Reagan has been honored by the U. S. Postal Service with the issuance of a commemorative Forever Stamp in celebration of the centennial year of his birth. The stamp art by Bart Forbes of Plano, TX, was created in oil wash on board and is based on a photo taken in 1985. Art/Archive Acquired – The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Trust have announced their joint acquisition of art and archival materials by or associated with Robert Mapplethorpe, one of the great photographers of the twentieth century. The majority comes in the form of a gift from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation and the remainder from funds provided by The David Geffen Foundation and the J. Paul Getty Trust. The acquisition covers more than 2,000 works of art, and the museums are planning a collaborative series of monographic exhibitions.
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