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Keith Haring (1958–1990), Untitled, 1983.
First Major Exhibition in the UK of Keith Haring Opens in Liverpool

LIVERPOOL.- Tate Liverpool presents the first major exhibition in the UK of American artist Keith Haring (1958–…

An archive of Candy Darling including her diary, photographs and sunglasses, 1950s-70s.
History in the Making: Gay Art and Icons at Auction for Pride Month
This month people around the world are celebrating Pride Month and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising with parades, parties and protests. Swann Auction Galleries has a unique way to mark…
N. C. Wyeth, Island Funeral, 1939
Illustrator, Patriarch, Visionary: An In-Depth Look at N. C. Wyeth
This summer the Brandywine River Museum of Art will present N. C. Wyeth: New Perspectives, the first exhibition in almost 50 years to examine in depth the entirety of Wyeth’s multifaceted oeuvre…
Patrick Drahi, 55 years old, is a global entrepreneur with telecommunications, media and digital properties across the globe.
Sotheby’s Acquired by French Telecom Entrepreneur for $3.7 Billion
Sotheby’s today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by BidFair USA, an entity wholly owned by media and telecom entrepreneur as well as art collector, Patrick…
Alex Hammond, As Above, So Below, 2019 oil on canvas
Artists Transform Brooklyn's Oldest Brewery
This June, curator Madeleine Mermall brings her latest group exhibition to Brooklyn’s oldest brewery. On view from June 15th through July 6th, SPF 32 features thirty-two emerging and mid-career…
Don Eddy (American, born 1944), Red Mercedes. Color lithograph, 1972.
Life Is a Highway: Art and American Car Culture
The rise of the automobile as a popular visual symbol of American culture will be explored in Life Is a Highway: Art and American Car Culture.
Alice Schille, Mother and Child in a Garden, France, circa 1911-12, Watercolor. Collection of Ann and Tom Hoaglin.
Groundbreaking Watercolorist Alice Schille Comes Home to Columbus
More than 50 works, many of which have not been exhibited for decades, comprise In a New Light: Alice Schille and the American Watercolor Movement, on view June 14 to Sept. 29, 2019, at the…
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, British, 1828–1882,  La Donna della Finestra, 1881
How Three Generations of Artists Revolutionized the Arts in Britain
The Seattle Art Museum presents Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement (June 13–September 8, 2019), exploring how three generations of rebellious…
An Egyptian Brown Quartzite Head of the God Amen with features of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Tutankhamen, circa 1333-1323 B.C.
UPDATE: Egypt Seeks to Halt Auction of Valuable Bust of Tutankhamen
An Egyptian brown quartzite head of Tutankhamen as the God Amen, its features reminiscent of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen, a device used to align the ruling King with deities, will lead The…
Eugène Grasset, La Marque Georges Richard/Cycles & Automobiles, 1899, color lithograph 
Exhibition of Iconic French Lithographs Celebrates Turn-of-the-Century Paris
L’Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters debuts June 8–Sept. 15, 2019, at Taft Museum of Art before national tour
David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Wild West, 1988
Exploring Iconic Symbols of American Identity through Photography
David Levinthal creates photographs that probe the recesses of American memory and imagination and the stereotypes that inhabit familiar cultural touchstones.
Lowline, Raad Studio, New York, NY, USA; reimagined 2011.
9 Stunning Images of “Ruin and Redemption in Architecture”
Ruin and Redemption in Architecture by Dan Barasch is a new book from Phaidon that examines how abandoned and ruined buildings are being reimagined, transformed, and repurposed.
Ninth Air Force Tactical Air Plan for Operation Neptune (D-Day Landing)
Top Secret D-Day Tactical Air Plans Go Up For Auction
Profiles in History is proud to announce today, on the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion during World War II, that a top secret Ninth Air Force Tactical Air Plan for D-Day will be going up for…
Hergé, The Adventures of Tintin Vol. 1: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets Estimate: $1,300,000+
Rare Tintin Comic Could Break Auction Records

DALLAS, Texas – The first cover appearance of arguably the most popular comic character worldwide, as well as a pair of lots by the artist who has been called “the Japanese equivalent of Walt…

"The Old Water," 2004, by Thornton Dial, Sr.
Philadelphia Museum Celebrates Souls Grown Deep Acquisitions with Two Exhibitions
The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Souls Grown Deep: Artists of the African American South, an exhibition including paintings, sculptures, and quilts that celebrates the recent…