Original Paintings by Roger Tory Peterson Highlight Christie’s American Paintings Sale

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the upcoming sale of twenty original paintings by the celebrated naturalist, artist, and educator Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996). Peterson’s best-selling field guides, beginning with his seminal 1934 book A Field Guide to the Birds of North America, have been a must-read for generations of ornithologists and bird-watchers alike. This selection of original paintings and works on paper, consigned directly from Peterson’s art studio, represents the largest selection of works by the late artist ever to [...]

“Revealing Culture” Exhibition Opens at Smithsonian’s Ripley Center

WASHINGTON, DC.- “Revealing Culture,” an exhibition highlighting the works of contemporary artists with disabilities, opens at the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center on June 8, and runs through Aug. 29. The multisensory exhibition features more than 130 works of art in a broad range of media― installations, video, performance, painting, sculpture and printmaking―from emerging and eminent artists with disabilities in the United States and abroad. The exhibition was designed by Michael Graves & Associates/Michael Graves Design Group. This juried international [...]

“Revealing Culture” Exhibition Opens at Smithsonian’s Ripley Center

Washington, D.C.- “Revealing Culture,” an exhibition highlighting the works of contemporary artists with disabilities, opens at the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center on June 8, and runs through Aug. 29. The multisensory exhibition features more than 130 works of art in a broad range of media― installations, video, performance, painting, sculpture and printmaking―from emerging and eminent artists with disabilities in the United States and abroad. The exhibition was designed by Michael Graves & Associates/Michael Graves Design Group. This juried international [...]