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Marilyn’s ‘Happy Birthday’ gown going to auction in the fall

NEW YORK – The flesh-colored, skin-tight beaded gown Marilyn Monroe wore during her breathless rendition of “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy is going on the auction block this f...

DATE: Sep 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Edible balloons, treats: Ice Cream Museum is coolest

NEW YORK – Move over Willy Wonka. A temporary museum dedicated to all things ice cream is treating visitors to edible balloons, a Chocolate Chamber, a “swim” in a pool of faux rainbow sprink...

DATE: Jul 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Buttons as contemporary art

NEW YORK – There’s no denying buttons are an important clothing item, but can they rise to the level of art? A new exhibition at a Manhattan gallery proves they can. In the hands ...

DATE: Jan 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Museums named recipients of art conservation grants

NEW YORK – Thirteen museums in seven countries have been named recipients of Bank of America grants for the conservation of artworks ranging from an Edouard Manet painting to a colossal anci...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Art exhibition explores sustainability of food supply

Themes include farms, meals and waste

DATE: Oct 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food

20th-century masterpieces on tap at art auction

NEW YORK – Works by some of the most coveted artists of impressionist and modern art are coming to auction this fall, including two major works by Paul Gauguin. Christie’s has a l...

DATE: Oct 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pink diamond could bring $28M at auction

NEW YORK – A pink diamond the size of a postage stamp is going on the auction block, and it’s estimated to bring as much as $28 million. The 16.08-carat gem is poised to set a rec...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Derelict hospital as metaphor

NEW YORK – A derelict Naval hospital that treated soldiers from the Civil War through World War II is the site of an art installation that deals with the wounds of war and the human power of...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Titanic artifacts, including lunch menu, to go on sale

NEW YORK – The Titanic’s last lunch menu – saved by a passenger who climbed aboard the so-called “Money Boat” before the ocean liner went down – is going to auction, where it’s estimated it ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Life-size sculptures take to the streets

Artist’s work turns heads in New York

DATE: Jun 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cuban-born painter celebrates 100th birthday

NEW YORK – Cuban-born artist Carmen Herrera says she’s still bursting with ideas she wants to put on canvas, but the centenarian doesn’t feel any urgency to hurry. “I don’t let an...

DATE: Jun 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Antiquities collection donated to Israel Museum

NEW YORK – Two New York philanthropists are donating a major collection of more than 300 ancient Greco-Roman and Near-Eastern glass vessels to The Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The ...

DATE: Feb 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World