McWhinnie Gone

from The Wall Street Journal John McWhinnie, Rare Book Dealer, Dies At a friend’s wedding in 2005, John McWhinnie once distilled some love letters that Orson Welles had written to Rita Hayworth in the 1940s  and read the short passage to the assembled guests....

Police Say She Was Drunk

from NBC Los Angeles Woman Scratches, Rubs Butt Over $30M Painting Police say she was drunk by Greg Wilson AP This work by Clyfford Still, titled “D No. 1,” was not damaged by a drunken woman. A Colorado woman dropped her pants at a museum and rubbed her...

Frankenthaler Gone

from NPR Abstract Artist Helen Frankenthaler Dies Age 83 by JOEL ROSE Gordon Parks / Time Life Pictures/Getty Images At a time when the art world was still dominated by men, Helen Frankenthaler’s abstract canvasses earned the respect of critics and influenced...