‘Sleepers’ – Misattributed Old Masters Paintings And The Sharp-Eyed Observers Who Spot Them

For example, in 2015 a small New Jersey auction house offered for a few hundred dollars what it thought was an anonymous 19th-century painting; Bertrand Talabardon was pretty sure it was an early Rembrandt – and he was right. Nina Siegal looks at the ‘sleeper’ phenomenon and the culture around so-called “sleeper-spotters.”

Want Your Own Fans? Cultivate Someone Else’s

“Opera North is great at delivering obscure fan references, classical music in-jokes and offering a creative approach to backstage insight. In recent years its online and offline communications have captured the spirit of life behind the curtain. When we work in the arts it’s easy to forget how special the view from the wings can be, and its campaigns for Kiss Me Kate, Eight Little Greats (which tours this autumn) and its season guides feature artistic photography opening up what’s usually unseen for its fans. And for those new to opera, exclusive access is a great way to welcome them into the club – it’s almost like you’re one of the team.”

Watching Two DC Theater Giants At Work

“As artistic neighbors go, Howard Shalwitz and Michael Kahn appear to be miles apart. Shalwitz runs the new-plays troupe Woolly Mammoth Theatre; Kahn heads the classical Shakespeare Theatre Company. Woolly seats 265; the STC’s two stages combined hold more than 1,200. … Swinging up and down Seventh Street between the Lansburgh and Woolly from morning till night, these are glimpses of a day in the life as Shalwitz and Kahn gear up for their latest shows and power down their leadership roles.”

‘The Star-Spangled Banner’: A Radical History

“Last weekend’s NFL drama touched on many issues, including police brutality, racism, and free speech. For many who opposed the protests, however, it all came down to one thing: respecting the flag and our country’s national anthem. But while critics claim that the anthem is above politics, radical uses and re-writings of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ are, in fact, older than the song as we know it.” (audio)

Dealer Sues Matisse’s Heirs Over Stolen $4.5M Cut-Outs (What’s French For ‘Chutzpah’?)

The case concerns two works, White Palm on Red and Green Snail on Blue, that were among hundreds stolen from a cache of works belonging to one of Matisse’s sons stored at a Paris warehouse shortly after that son died in 1989. Many of those works were recovered; these two turned up at Sotheby’s Paris in 2008 with no line of provenance submitted, and without authentication, the house wouldn’t sell them. So the consignor is suing the Matisse family.

Five Great Dance Films

Richard Brody picks them: There’s plenty of great dancing in studio-era Hollywood, but the cinematic master of dance is Busby Berkeley, whose career and creativity were at their zenith in the nineteen-thirties and early forties but whose genius reached a latter-day height in the musical “Small Town Girl” (YouTube, Vudu, and Google Play), from 1953.

UK Study: Percentage Of Teenagers Making Music Is In Steep Decline

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Engagement in music activities among young people aged 11 to 15 has been on a slow and steady decline since it reached a peak in 2011/12 when 77% reported participating. But this proportion has fallen dramatically over the last year from 70% to 61%.”

Add May Morris To The List Of British Artist Names You Should Know

Yes, she is the daughter of William Morris, and yes, their art is similar. But actually, we might think that because her work was mistaken for his for decades: “Subsequent archival research has revealed that it was actually the work of his daughter. May Morris was one of the leading artists of the Arts and Crafts movement whose designs for everything from wallpaper to baby’s Christening mittens became the defining feature of many a wealthy, progressive household at the beginning of the 20th century.”