ArtArt imitates Life: Henry Hill And The Real-Life...
19/09/2017Former writer for Sports Illustrated Nicholas Pileggi penned a book that became the mob movie classic. The funny thing about this Scorcese cinema masterpiece, almost all of it was true!
One of the aspects of Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas that...[Read More]0 Comments
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ArtComing Soon: Loving Vincent
18/09/2017Editors Note: The below taken from press information on the forthcoming 'Loving Vincent' painted film, set for general release on the 13th October in the UK. It looks like it could be one of, if not the biggest art movies of all time, and anyone with a...[Read More]0 Comments
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AmericanSaratoga and the Mob
18/09/2017SARATOGA SPRINGS — Operating in the late 1800s and early 1900s, they were known as the lake houses: Swanky, speakeasies and gambling clubs that attracted furs, diamonds, big money and the mafia.
Lining the east side of Lake Lonely, these flush...[Read More]0 Comments
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AmericanGallery Owner Alleges Major US Western Art Sale...
18/09/2017RENO, Nev. (AP) - With Western American art long dismissed as unworthy of the fine art world, few collectors would have even cared 25 years ago if an early 20th century oil painting of cowboys or Indians on the frontier was authentic or not.
Now, the...[Read More]0 Comments
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ArtLondon Fall Season: The Story So Far
17/09/2017It must be hard enough being the first out of the traps for a new season in London, but throw in a change of location and a re-emergence for the Fair after a year out, and Gay Hutson and Angela Wynn - the Fair Organisers of 20/21 British Art Fair - were...[Read More]0 Comments
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AmericanSotheby's Berkshire Museum Checklist
16/09/2017Following on from our previous publication on the sale of works from the Berkshire Museum via Sotheby's auctioneers, the full museum checklist can now be seen in the link...[Read More]0 Comments
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European1,000-Year-Old Viking Sword Discovered In Norwegian...
13/09/2017A reindeer hunter in the mountains of southern Norway stumbled upon a Viking sword that has survived exposure to the elements for more than 1,000 years.
Einar Åmbakk found the sword because half of its blade was sticking up between stones, according to...[Read More]0 Comments
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AmericanGeorge Washington Discovery
09/09/2017
Mansion Graffiti from Mount Vernon.
Tom Reinhart, Deputy Director of Architecture describes an interesting find while performing preservation work in Mount Vernon's cupola.
To take the Virtual Tour of Mount Vernon, Click...[Read More]0 Comments
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Art TheftRebekah Jacob Gallery Legal resume, aka Charleston...
08/09/2017Somebody has been busy.
Data courtesy AAD's new legal research arm.
https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/the-artful-dodger/Content?oid=10352455
Jacob, Rebekah
Defendant
2013CP1000743
02/06/2013
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Art TheftDisgraced Dealer Rebekah Jacob Now Held Out in...
07/09/2017Suspiciously sunning herself in a hurricane pass, Becka Jacob upon further reflection now finds herself in a jurisdiction where Uncle Sam and the long arm of the law matters not. Cuba has a rich history of sheltering felonious fugitives from American...[Read More]0 Comments
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