A Philadelphia-Kansas City wager. This one of oils and canvas.
Philadelphia’s and Kansas City’s major art museums have drawn up terms for a Super Bowl bet. The prize of this wager: one 19th century French oil painting. If the Eagles win the NFL championship on ...
Reading Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music
Whistler’s paintings were first compared to music in 1863 when the French critic Paul Manz described his haunting portrait, ...