Baltimore - For viewers of HBO’s lavish, compelling, and historically rich mini-series John Adams, the image of the famous “Join, or Die” cartoon is front and center, in both visual and intellectual terms. Illustrated by Benjamin Franklin and first published in the May 9, 1754 Pennsylvania Gazette, perhaps the only known copy in private hands […]
Funds will Provide Support for Archiving and Preservation of one of the World’s Largest Collections of Jazz Images by a Single Photographer
Studio City, Calif. (PRWEB) April 3, 2008 — The GRAMMY Foundation® Grant Program recently announced that it has awarded a $33,017 grant to the Herman Leonard Jazz Archive to support the preserving and organizing […]
Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) was a leading spokesperson for the American Craftsman movement. Stickley formed the philosophy for his Craftsman furniture after encountering the British Arts & Crafts movement during trips to Europe in the mid-1890s. Before he discovered and began making Arts & Craft-inspired items, Stickley manufactured the mass-produced, ornamental, fad-driven furniture which he later […]
The long awaited reopening of the Currier Museum of Art took place on Sunday, March 30, 2008 after almost two years of expansion. The reinstalled galleries and breathtaking new public spaces will be unveiled free to the public during the first week, March 30 - April 5 (excluding Tuesday when the museum is closed), with […]
Milwaukee, March 27, 2008 - Harley-Davidson is inviting people worldwide to become a part of the Harley-Davidson Museum (http://www.h-dmuseum.com/membership) family through its new Membership program. Opening its doors in July 2008, the Harley-Davidson Museum (http://www.h-dmuseum.com/membership) is offering several membership levels, and those who join the Museum by June 1, 2008 will be invited to a […]
New York - (Business Wire EON) - USA Basketball now joins over 50 single-sport Halls of Fame, national governing bodies, museums and other sports organizations across North America as a Founding Sports Partner of the Sports Museum of America (SmA), www.sportsmuseum.com. Scheduled to open in New York City in May 2008, SmA is the Nation’s […]
The National Heritage Museum celebrates the 275th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, the oldest Masonic jurisdiction in the western hemisphere.
On July 30, 1733, Henry Price, the Provincial Grand Master of North America constituted the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts in Boston. Celebrating its 275th anniversary this year, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts (http://www.massfreemasonry.org) is […]
