Muralists find higher calling decorating church interiorsPEORIA, Ill. (AP) – No matter how intricate the art or meaningful the message, Andrew Hattermann says his studio’s work comes down to one simple thing: Beauty. “We try to make a church more beautiful than it’s ever been,” the Peoria resident says. “That’s our goal.”
Grant Wood retrospective on view startng March 2 at The WhitneyNEW YORK – The upcoming Grant Wood retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art will reassess the career of an artist whose most famous work, American Gothic—one of the most indelible emblems of Americana and perhaps the best-known work of 20-century American art—will be making a rare voyage from the Art Institute of Chicago […]
15th century Italian manuscript returned to ItalyTAMPA, Fla. (AP) – A 15th century Italian manuscript illustrated with gold leaf that was stolen from Italy 25 years ago will be returned to that country after it was found in Florida. The manuscript is a framed, single page taken from a prayer book in Turin, Italy. The calligraphic script is in Latin, and […]