The Art World's Day for Detroit
by Gregg Chadwick Tyler Green at Modern Art Notes , along with art blogs and art sites across the globe will be concentrating today on the plight of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Tyler Green writes, " In an effort to spotlight the collections at the Detroit Institute of Arts that would be lost if the threatened sale of art in collections at the DIA are sold, all day long Modern Art Notes and many other sites will be spotlight art at the DIA. " Sakyamuni Chinese Sculptor late 13th/early 14th Century wood with lacquer , gilding , and traces of color 11 3/4" x 88 1/8" x 6 1/2" Detroit Institute of Arts I heartily agree with Tyler that the more we can put a spotlight on the Detroit Institute of Arts rich collection, the more concerned - art lovers, historians, and the general public will be about the peril that the collection faces. Vilhelm Hammershoi Interior With A Lady 21 5/8" x 20 7/8" oil on canvas 1901 Detr...