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Article profiles Kansas City artist Peregrine Honig, 33, a finalist in the Bravo network series "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist." Honig was chosen from a field of more than 1,000…
Date : 2010-08-11
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article describes the opening of the City Ice Arts Center located in the old Kansas City Ice Building at 2029 Campbell Street in the Crossroads Arts District. Sean Kelley, owner, sees it as "a…
Date : 2011-01-09
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Richard Nadeau who died August 5, 2010, "is remembered as 'a crazy, eccentric, wonderful fighter' for real art." Article includes a picture of Nadeau and one of the many artworks…
Date : 2010-08-15
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Discusses ther various aspects and current status of fiber art, fiber artists, and companies associated with fiber art in the Kansas City area.
Date : 2000-06
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article discussing the experimental film series Electromediascope at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Date : 1999-04-22
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article on the art collection of John "Topper" Johntz of Prairie Village. Johntz has over 800 pieces by 105 artists in his home, including works by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Francisco…
Date : 2012-11-24
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
For the 2007 Avenue of the Arts, artist Larry Thomas had displayed life-size figures made of vinyl along Central Street downtown. Vandals peeled off pieces of the art work, causing Thomas to remove…
Date : 2007-07-13
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Discusses an art project at Grand Arts involving disadvantaged youth and their mentor, artist Tim Rollins.
Date : 1998-09-03
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
A group called East Meets West of Troost are promoting the idea of having a green lazer beam shoot down 18th Street and connect the 18th and Vine area with the Crossroads Art District. City…
Date : 2008-07-26
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Review of an art show titled 'Inner Package' at Review Studios, 1708 Campbell. The exhibit, by artist May Tveit, features a series of "cartoon-like thought bubbles with text."…
Date : 2007-03-28
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Interview with artist Glen Hansen that focuses upon his exhibition of representational graphite and oil drawings on display at the Central Kansas City Public Library through September 13, 2013.…
Date : 2013-07-11
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Morton and Estelle Sosland have made a gift of about 200 "rare and important objects of Northwest Coast art" to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Gaylord Torrence, curator of American…
Date : 2009-10-23
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Color picture of the bronze sculpture of Thomas Hart Benton on the campus of the Art Institute wearing a sweater knitted by Ashley Lugo, a student majoring in fiber. The piece was cast by Charles…
Date : 2011-02-20
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Sixteen-page special section profiling the "new" Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, including the grand opening of the Bloch Building, expansion of the orginal building, and new exhibits. One of…
Date : 2007-06-07
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Discusses area artists who have created web-based art sites.
Date : 2001-04-12
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Review of a group show at the Kansas City Jazz Museum (later renamed the American Jazz Museum).
Date : 1999-04-08
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Art review of "Ky Anderson: New Work" at the Dolphin Gallery (1600 Liberty St). Anderson, 36, is a native of Kansas City and a graduate or the Kansas City Art Institute. Her new exhibition…
Date : 2010-08-12
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Captioned photograph of a 14-foot-tall papier-mache banana located on the side of the Folly Theater. It is part of the annual Avenue of the Arts celebration downtown. The title of the art work is…
Date : 2007-08-17
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Feature story on the iconic Shuttlecock sculptures located on the grounds of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The four 5,500-pound Shuttlecocks were installed in June of 1994 and have become one the…
Date : 2009-06-28
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article announces that John O'Brien has decided to close his Dolphin Gallery in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City. O'Brien is interviewed and describes his motivations for closing the…
Date : 2013-05-02
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article summarizes the life and notable artistic works of Kansas City artist Ed Hogan. Members of the Kansas City arts community are interviewed and provide insights into Hogan's long career.…
Date : 2013-12-15
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Special section of the paper on the exhibition at the art museum of Chinese art and history.
Date : 1975-04-13
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
The beginning of the 2013 professional football season also marked the beginning of the Chiefs Art Program. Headed by Sharron Hunt, the program commissions site-specific works of art for display in…
Date : 2013-08-20
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
The Public Art Network of the Americans for the Arts selectd the gates at the Liberty Memorial as one of the top 40 public artworks of 2006. Located at the south entrance of the museum, the gates are…
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Short article accompanied with a color picture of "Pastoral Dreamer," a bronze sculpture by David Phelps at 133rd Street between Mission Road and Roe Avenue, Leawood.
Date : 2011-01-30
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)