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Tag: 07.27.11
Art Collector, Folk Art Museum Patron Sentenced For Fraud
“American Folk Art Museum chairman emeritus and pioneering folk art collector Ralph Esmerian, 71, was sentenced on Friday 22 July to six years in federal prison along with 1,800 days of community service. He was also ordered to pay a $20m fine for bankruptcy, wire fraud and other charges.”
How Apple’s iPad Rules Are Changing E-Publishing
“With its new rules, Apple’s made it somewhat more difficult for anyone selling content for the iPad to do it from the iPad. Apple is willing to be the portal for those sales, but on its own terms — and those are tough for most publishers to swallow.”
Advent Of E-Books Speeds Up Entire Book Publishing Cycle
“It used to be like clockwork in the book business: first the hardcover edition was released, then, about one year later, the paperback. But in an industry that has been upended by the growth of e-books, publishers are moving against convention by pushing paperbacks into publication earlier than usual, sometimes less than six months after they appeared in hardcover.”
Exhibit Of Buddhist Art From Pakistan, Delayed By Diplomatic Problems, Finally Set To Open
“A long-planned exhibition of nearly 70 pieces of Buddhist art from Pakistan will finally open at Asia Society on Aug. 9, after political intrigue in Pakistan and a breakdown in American-Pakistani relations delayed it for six months.”
Swiftly and Amicably, Met Opera Strikes Union Deal
“The Metropolitan Opera has struck a deal with a union that represents its singers, dancers and stage managers, thus sidestepping the sort of paralyzing disputes that some had predicted in light of the company’s fiscal hurdles.”
Maintaining Monet’s Gardens For Half A Million Visitors A Year
Giverny head gardener James Priest: “Monet’s garden would not have had concrete paths, for instance. But they are a necessity today. You have to meander between the purist line and the practical one. Take the irises. They are all over his paintings. But look at them now. They are nubs. So, you need other flowers blooming to keep that Impressionist feeling along those paths.”