Free admission for students at Lincoln museum drawing to end
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - February will be the final month for school groups to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield free of charge.
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Hand-drawn 'Princess' stands apart from other Oscar nominees
TOKYO - The princess laughs and floats in sumie-brush sketches of faint pastel, a lush landscape that animated film director Isao Takahata has painstakingly depicted to relay his gentle message of...
View ArticleArt student in exclusive company with perfect score
HORSHAM, Pennsylvania - Hatboro-Horsham art student in exclusive company with perfect AP score
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Preparatory drawings for Diego Rivera murals set for display
DETROIT - Fragile preparatory drawings for Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry murals are being readied for display as part of a new exhibition at the Detroit Industry of Arts.
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2 Cezanne sketches found on reverse sides of watercolors
PHILADELPHIA - Two unfinished sketches have been discovered on the reverse side of two watercolors by Paul Cezanne - and officials at Philadelphia's Barnes Foundation museum says the collector who...
View ArticleCommunity support keeps armless artist drawing after theft
ATHENS, Georgia - A trickle of community support is keeping Michael Davenport in business for the time being, the armless local artist said as he set up his easel Feb. 28 outside Brett's restaurant in...
View ArticleMuseum to get judge's sketch about Detroit's bankruptcy deal
DETROIT - A judge's sketch on the back of a legal pad that was as an early vision of the so-called grand bargain to help resolve Detroit's bankruptcy case will be kept at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
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Longtime Nebraska senator flexes a second skill: sketching
LINCOLN, Nebraska - Nebraska's longest-serving lawmaker drops to one knee and spreads more than five-dozen sheets of notepaper across the floor of his office.
View ArticleVan Gogh exhibit to feature artist's nature paintings
WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts - An exhibit featuring 50 paintings and drawings of nature by Vincent Van Gogh will open in western Massachusetts in June.
View ArticleVan Gogh exhibit to feature artist's nature paintings
WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts - An exhibit featuring 50 paintings and drawings of nature by Vincent Van Gogh will open in western Massachusetts in June.
View ArticleArtPrize winner opens new exhibition in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - Life's triumphs and tragedies inspire many artists.
View ArticleConcept drawings for $100M Medal of Honor Museum unveiled
MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation has released conceptual drawings for its $100 million Medal of Honor Museum on Charleston Harbor.
View ArticleAl Hirschfeld's drawings, other works coming to NYC museum
NEW YORK - Al Hirschfeld's drawings of theater, dance and film personalities will be featured at the New-York Historical Society starting later this month.
View ArticleYumi Hogan, a sumi ink artist, takes us inside her studio
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - The hiss of highway traffic seeps into Yumi Hogan's fourth-floor classroom through windows, muffling a fluttery recording of Asian music.
View ArticleConcept drawings for $100M Medal of Honor Museum unveiled
MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation has released conceptual drawings for its $100 million Medal of Honor Museum on Charleston Harbor.
View ArticleAl Hirschfeld's drawings, other works coming to NYC museum
NEW YORK - Al Hirschfeld's drawings of theater, dance and film personalities will be featured at the New-York Historical Society starting later this month.
View ArticleYumi Hogan, a sumi ink artist, takes us inside her studio
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - The hiss of highway traffic seeps into Yumi Hogan's fourth-floor classroom through windows, muffling a fluttery recording of Asian music.
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New exhibit and book celebrates artist Al Hirschfeld
NEW YORK - Carol Channing's toothy grin. The Marx Brothers hamming it up. The cast of "Rent" performing a frenetic ensemble number.
View ArticleNursing home project fulfills needs for expression, therapy
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - With a few blocks of wood and splashes of color, Jewel Smith spread the message of "faith, hope and love."
View ArticleNursing home project fulfills needs for expression, therapy
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - With a few blocks of wood and splashes of color, Jewel Smith spread the message of "faith, hope and love."
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