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National Gallery of Art acquires 40 works by African American artists from Souls Grown Deep Foundation Mary Lee Bendolph, Blocks and Strips, 2002, wool, cotton, and corduroy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.1 © 2017 Mary Lee Bendolph / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. WASHINGTON, DC .-The National Gallery of Art announced a major acquisition of 40 works from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation by 21 African American artists from the southern United States. The acquisition is made possible through the generos...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   by Robin Pogrebin (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- One of the headliners of the New York Philharmonic’s fall gala last month was Leonard Bernstein, leading his old orchestra in the overture to “Candide.” Yes, Bernstein died three decades ago. But since the gala, like so much else, was forced to go remote, the Philharmonic had some fun with the format, filming its current players performing to historical footage of Bernstein wielding his baton. The virtual gala had some advantages: it cost less to produce, with no catering, linen rentals and flower arrangements fo...