Art history

St. Louis museum receives donation of 22 ‘masterpieces’

October 18, 2021 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Art Museum is receiving a donation of 22 pieces of art, including two by Pablo Picasso.

The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European

Anna Swartwood HouseJuly 28, 2020 GMT

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Iowa researchers use laser scans to map state’s landmarks

SHELBY FLEIGApril 27, 2019 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When Robert Bork, an art history professor at the University of Iowa, saw Notre Dame Cathedral in flames recently, he couldn't watch...

Juried exhibit award winners and opening reception Jan. 3

Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2019 GMT

Scottsbluff — West Nebraska Arts Center presents a juried collection of 59 original works of art by 33 artists from Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado. The Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment sponsor this gallery exhibit which will be on display at WNAC January 3 – 27, 2019.

Art historian Sister Wendy Beckett has died. She was 88

December 26, 2018 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Sister Wendy Beckett, an art historian and critic who rose to prominence on TV late in life, has died...