Dr. R. David Edmunds, M.A. ’66, LL.D. ’02, is an authority on Native American history and culture who has gained the status through more than 50 years of teaching and scholarship. He’s equally adept at delivering a lecture or keynote address, offering commentary on a History Channel documentary, or providing expert testimony in a courtroom.
New Delhi [India], November 3: Artifire, a leading name in the world of art, is set to captivate art enthusiasts at the highly anticipated India Art Festival in Delhi, taking place from November 2nd to 5th. The event is being held in the Constitution Club of India, Delhi. The festival returns to Delhi with the
Austrian-born British ceramist Lucie Rie has shattered the auction record for her work. Rie’s Footed bowl (1981) achieved a record-breaking £330,200 ($400,830), smashing its pre-sale estimate of £50,000–£80,000 ($60,000–$98,000). This sale toppled the previous record for Rie’s work, also a Footed bowl, which fetched £171,000 ($210,000) at a Phillips auction in 2020. The record-breaking auction,
“The Scuola Normale Superiore!” He rolled the phrase around his lips, a Freuchie lilt meeting a Pisan rasp. “And the estetica of Benedetto Croce…that’s where it all begins and ends.” It was the end of another two-hour interview session with Tom Nairn—one of Scotland’s greatest prose writers and certainly our most original modern political thinker. This cavernous polymath, deep
Pandora has announced plans to open a new pop-up experience on London’s South Bank, with the installation designed to resemble a jewellery box. Running between 09-19 November 2023 at Potters Field Park near Tower Bridge, the art installation has been inspired by Pandora’s Christmas campaign, ‘Loves Unboxed’. Designed with creative agency Backlash, the art pop-up
IT major Infosys has launched a new proximity centre in Sofia, Bulgaria as part of its continued growth in Europe. In line with Infosys’ strategy to amplify human potential by hiring local talent, the new state-of-the-art centre will enable Infosys to attract, re-skill, and up-skill 500 new employees. Over the next four years, these new
November 3, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Alyssa Blackwell works on one of her handcrafted brooms. (Alyssa Blackwell) Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save By the time she ties, weaves, sews and photographs her art, Alyssa Blackwell has invested hours into each piece. She regularly restocks her online shop, but the
The Kailua Village Artists Gallery’s featured artist for the month of November is award winning photographer Thomas Carey. He became interested in photography while he was in junior high school in Southern California, just taking pictures of his friends surfing and skateboarding. He would wrap his little Kodak Instamatic camera in plastic to keep the
In the ever-evolving landscape of investment opportunities, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have emerged as a transformative force. NFTs, unique digital assets that represent ownership or proof of authenticity of digital or physical items, have captured the imagination of both collectors and investors. As NFT millionaires continue to emerge, it’s no wonder that many are looking to
Two landscapes by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) lead Bonhams‘ Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art on November 14 at New Bond Street, London. Untitled (West Bengal Landscape) and Untitled (Dark landscape with cliffs and tree), are both individually estimated at £80,000 – 120,000. “Rabindranath Tagore is best known as the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature,” said Priya Singh, Bonhams