Wednesday, December 29, 2010

"The film is essentially a vigorous defense of private property rights against Philadelphia’s government."

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" Argott has unwittingly made a libertarian documentary. "
Saturday, December 25, 2010

"Despite several weeks of accusations, counterclaims and deepening investigations . . ."

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" . . . the mystery at the core of the case of Picasso and the electrician seems no closer to being solved. "
Friday, December 24, 2010

"Police said the burglars must have known they’d be on film because they also stole a video recorder attached to surveillance cameras."

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Major art theft from a West Village apartment.

"A motion to dismiss should be denied if it is properly pled that these aren't Ansel Adams negatives . . ."

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" . . . But that's the only issue, and the fact that the case law apparently led the court to think that anything else mattered is...

Better to poach the non-malicious clients

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Art dealer Edward Tyler Nahem is suing ex-gallery director Lance Goldsmith, "alleging the former staffer stole trade secrets and maili...

$1.4 million

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That's how much the University of Alabama says it has spent so far in its lawsuit against artist Daniel Moore.

Madrid Theft Update

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ARCA has an exclusive. (Background here .)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

"Among those extended provisions are several incentives for charitable giving"

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The Nonprofit Lawprof Blog has the details .
Monday, December 20, 2010

A Smithsonian Footnote (UPDATED)

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I haven't written about the Smithsonian controversy because it isn't really a legal dispute, but here's a small legal angle: la...
Friday, December 17, 2010

"Now Mr. Norsigian argues in his countersuit that the trust slandered him and engaged in a civil conspiracy."

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The latest in the Ansel Adams litigation.
Thursday, December 16, 2010

Prepare the fainting couches

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A museum is doing a show of work belonging to one of its trustees.

"Details of the proposed settlement are sketchy."

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Artist David Ascalon's VARA suit appears to have settled .

Further Frazetta Fighting

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" Frank Frazetta Jr.'s action, filed against his three siblings Wednesday in Fort Myers, is just the latest legal blow landed in a...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Linkage (falling way behind edition)

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Controversy over removed mural . Motion to dismiss denied in Ansel Adams case. Held in the public trust .
Friday, December 10, 2010

John Richardson on Picasso's Electrician

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At VanityFair.com : "Picasso was exceedingly generous with his work, but he never gave away anything from earlier periods, always from...
Wednesday, December 08, 2010

It's really not so slippery

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One further thought prompted by the story earlier this week about deaccessioning at the Philadelphia History Museum. As I mentioned, one m...

Signs

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Another case of art vs. signs that are not art. A previous example here .
Monday, December 06, 2010

"We’re a history museum, not an art museum. It’s a picture of a fish."

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The New York Times had another front page story on deaccessioning today -- this time involving the Philadelphia History Museum, which has ...

"James Biear preyed upon an elderly man and robbed him of artwork it took him a lifetime to collect."

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There was a conviction in the case of the chauffeur charged with stealing from his employer, a grandson of Joseph Pulitzer. The U.S. Attor...

Court Orders Seven Sculptures Returned to Calder Estate

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" The works, which include a variety of mobiles and stabiles made between 1941 and 1970, are worth about $6.25 million, according to A...