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The Perfect "O"
Pope Benedict XI was looking for an artist to paint his portrait. He decided to send a messenger to Giotto di Bondone asking for proof of the artist's drawing skills...
"Regrets" and "Lightscape n.1" by Eduardo Fujii on Exhibit at A Smith Gallery. Curated by Geoffrey Koslov
"Regrets" by Eduardo Fujii selected to be part of the "Light" exhibition at A Smith Gallery in Johnson City Texas and received a Juror's honorable Mention Award.
Magical Pinhole Photography of Martha Casanave on Exhibit at Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS)
The MIIS Committee on Art in Public Places and the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies are proud to present a photography exhibition by award-winning fine art photographer Martha Casanave on the sidelines of the 2018 Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia.
Fascinating Visit to the Willem Photographic Gallery in Downtown Monterey
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With a $6 million dollar collection of more than 1,700 framed photographs on its walls, the Willem Gallery is considered the largest fine art gallery in the country. It features the works of iconic photographers such as Richard Avedon, Ruth Bernhard, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Michael Kenna, Robert Mapplethorpe, Tom Millea, Irving Penn, Edward Steichen, Andre Kertesz, Brett Weston, Edward Weston and others.
Museum of Monterey to establish a permanent Salvador Dali exhibition
"A Surrealistic Night in an Enchanted Forest" partyPhoto by Julian P. Graham T he Monterey County Weekly and the Monterey Herald reported yesterday that "what might be the world’s most comprehensive collection of Dali’s graphic art is coming to the Museum of Monterey. Permanently." The reported collection by the Spanish surrealist painter belongs to businessman Dmitry Piterman, an Ukranian-born real estate investor currently living in Pebble Beach. Piterman moved to Spain in 1998 and became fascinated with the flamboyant Spanish painter. He has been collecting Dali's works for about 10 years and has amassed an impressive collection of more...