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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, September 23, 2011

Abraham Leon Kroll's 1920 painting "The Conversation" at the National Academy Museum.

National Academy Museum Reopens with Six Stellar Shows
DNA Info - September 21st, 2011 18:53

The six-story 1902 Beaux arts townhouse on New York's Fifth Avenue that is home to the National Academy Museum and School reopened last weekend with six new shows and a fresh look after a $3.5 million renovation.

Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908) Daphne, c. 1853. Marble, 28 ¼ x 19 5/8 x 11 ½ inches. Signed: Harriet Hosmer/Fecit Romae (rear of socle). Conner- Rosenkranz.

New Venue for The American Art Fair
Release Date: 23 September 2011
The American Art Fair moves to a new venue as it celebrates its fourth year and will be held November 28-December 1, 2011 at the Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York City. The gala preview on Sunday, November 27, marks the beginning of American Paintings week in New ...

HOLLY HOCKS QUILT by Eva G. Rex (dates unknown) United States. Dated 1944. Cotton 96 x 81". American Folk Art Museum, New York, gift of Cyril Irwin Nelson, 2004.14.5.

Donations Save American Folk Art Museum
New York Times - September 22nd, 2011 21:30

The board of New York's American Folk Art Museum agreed on Wednesday evening to keep the institution operating from its current Lincoln Square location following the last-minute help of donations from trustees and the Ford Foundation.

Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856 - 1942) Smiling Girl, signed lower left, oil on panel, 7 1/4" x 8 3/4", $7,500.

The Cooley Gallery presents “INTROSPECT: Faces and Figures in American Art” at USArtists American Fine Art Show & Sale, Philadelphia
Release Date: 22 September 2011
The Cooley Gallery is headed to Philadelphia for a gathering of top American art dealers at USArtists, American Fine Art Show and Sale for the weekend of September 23rd – 25th, at the Samuel B. Hamilton Building, 128 North Broad Street. The Gallery’s booth will feature “Introspect, Faces ...

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	KENO AUCTIONS OFFER RARE SILVER FROM THE ESTATE OF ELISABETH CHRISTENSEN, WIFE OF MASTER SILVERSMITH HANS CHRISTENSEN Release Date: 22 September 2011 Keno Auctions is pleased to announce the collection of rare silver from the Estate of Elisabeth Christensen, wife of the Master Silversmith Hans Christensen, will be included in its upcoming sale of Important Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewelry, which takes place on Saturday, ... Read more

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