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Sarcophagus found of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh by US archaeologist
A group of archeologist from the University of Pennsylvania discovered a 3,800 year old quartzite sarcophagus last year in Abydos and have finally identified it as the 13th dynasties first pharaoh, Sobekhotep I. Many scholars believe Sobekhotep I ruled for about three years between 1780 and 1777 B.C. Other than being listed on the Karnak … Continue reading
Hirst and Disney collaborate for Kids Company Charity at Christie’s
Damien Hirst has unveiled an iconic yet rather unusual work that will be auctioned off at Christie’s, London, next month in an effort to raise money for the charity, Kids Company. Kids Company provides practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and young people, a cause Hirst has supported for the past six … Continue reading
Art Thief claims reality tv show footage can prove his innocence
$100,000 worth of artwork was allegedly stolen from a Kings Point estate by Joselito Vega, a hired house painter, in 2012. Vega was arrested after authorities were notified about video footage caught by a hidden camera during the filming of CBS’s reality show, “Brooklyn DA,” which later aired over a three episode played out drama … Continue reading
Guy Laramée: an artist of many talents
Guy Laramée is an artist of many talents; successfully conquering the disciplines of theater writing and directing, contemporary music composition, musical instrument design and building, singing, video, scenography, sculpture, installation, painting, and literature. The conglomeration of his works have been shown throughout the United States, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and Latin America. Influenced strongly … Continue reading
“The Gossips” loaned to the Norman Rockwell Museum
After being sold during a record-setting auction of the artist’s work at Sotheby’s in December, Norman Rockwell’s popular painting “The Gossip” will be on view at the Norman Rockwell Museum for a limited time. Created by Rockwell for the March 6, 1948 cover of “The Saturday Evening Post,” the original painting was previously on loan … Continue reading
Perls found not guilty in Calder case
The friendship between sculptor Alexander Calder and his gallery representative Klaus G. Perls turned the two men into “family.” Unfortunately, the tight bond was recently shattered when Calders’ heirs claimed fraud. The Calder heirs accused Perls of withholding tens of millions of dollars from the sculptor, selling fakes and cheating taxes by hiding millions of … Continue reading
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