“An international team of archaeologists which made an unpublicised visit to southern Iraq last month found no evidence of recent looting–contrary to long-expressed claims about sustained illegal digging at major sites.”
Tag: 07.01.08
Fans Help Save Jazz Great Ernestine Anerson’s Home
Last week an emergency call went out when it looked like Anderson would lose her home in foreclosure. “Folks over the weekend held benefits. And dozens upon dozens in the city, across the state and nationwide deposited help at Bank of America to help meet Anderson’s $45,000 payment deadline by Monday.”
Bacon Portrait Sells For $34 Million, Koons’ Balloon For $23 Million
“Four tenacious bidders vied for his “Three Studies for Self-Portrait” from 1975 in what became the evening’s longest bidding war, with two would-be buyers on the phone still running up the price, even as it passed $30 million. The final tally was $34.4 million.”
A Need To Protect Historic Buildings
“In 2002, the National Trust for Historic Preservation identified 100 communities in 20 states where teardowns were taking place in architecturally significant neighborhoods. By 2008 the list had grown to around 500 communities in 40 states — with about a third of those in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.”