Also included are plans for two site-specific projects that were never fully realized: “Sky Mound” (1984–) and “Solar Web” (1984–89).
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Basquiat’s Painting on an Apartment Door Acquired by Dallas Museum of Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat painted the portrait in 1985, on the door of a Dallas apartment where he was staying.
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Looted Ethiopian Artifacts Withdrawn from Sale at British Auction House
The withdrawal prompted negotiations for the potential repatriation of the Coptic Bible and horn beakers.
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Collages Inspired by Langston Hughes Poems Acquired by Morgan Library
The donation of Ashley Bryan’s work marks the Morgan’s first major acquisition of work by a Black children’s author and illustrator.
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Over 6,000 Photographs of Old Hollywood Acquired by the Hood Museum
John Kobal collected images that span the history of Hollywood, including film production stills, portraits, and publicity shots.
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“First Ever NFT” Sells for $1.4 Million
Kevin McCoy minted his non-fungible token “Quantum” in 2014, long before the crypto art market exploded.
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Portrait of Anti-Nazi Gynecologist Is Acquired by Two UK Institutions
The painting is the first artwork to be allocated to multiple museums under a British law.
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227-Year-Old Prototype for First US Dollar Sold at Auction
The experimental dollar from 1794, featuring Lady Liberty with flowing hair, laid the groundwork for the first silver dollars, coined the same year.
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Indian Art Collection of Howard Hodgkin May Find a Home at the Met, Despite Provenance Concerns
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford turned down the complete collection, valued at £7.2 million, due to concerns over the works’ provenance.
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Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece, Unrecognized for Decades, Is Acquired by Getty
“Lucretia” (ca. 1627) remained in private hands for centuries before it was recently rediscovered in a collection in southern France.
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Whimsical Georgia O’Keeffe and Andy Warhol Ephemera Sell at Auction
The top lot in Bonhams’ Fine Books & Manuscripts sale was an artist’s cat book by Warhol, which sold for $106,562.
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Works by Yayoi Kusama, Gifted to Her Doctor in the 1960s, Expected to Fetch Up to $14M
Dr. Teruo Hirose had a reputation for providing treatment to Japanese immigrants for reduced prices or even pro bono.