Georgetown Waiter Sentenced for Arty Credit Card Fraud
Kevin Tyrone Washington, 48, of Georgetown was sentenced to 3 years in jail late last week. After steeling four credit card numbers from diners at a local restaurant he was employed at, Washington acquired several pieces of fine jewelry and … More…
Georgetown Waiter Bought Fanciest Stuff Ever With Stolen Credit Card Info
Georgetown Waiter Bought Fanciest Stuff Ever With Stolen Credit Card Info – Another dark side story … this time Kevin T. Washington stole credit card information from a restaurant he worked at and then bought jewelry and art — which, in … More…
Weekend Birthdays!
Happy Birthday to Umberto Boccioni, the influential Italian painter and sculptor who helped shape the aesthetics of the Futurism movement. Also, Happy Birthday to Katshushika Hokusai, the 16th century Japanese artist, famous for his “The Great Wave of Kanagawa.” … More…
Picasso, Basquiat Top Sales in $2 Billion Art-Market Test
Picasso, Basquiat Top Sales in $2 Billion Art-Market Test – looks like we may be getting back to that point where there is just too much product hitting the market and some dealers and consignors are not going to be very … More…
Morris Louis: An Early Leader in Postwar Abstraction
Morris Louis: An Early Leader in Postwar Abstraction – for those who are fans of the Color Field artist Morris Louis, there is a small exhibition of his work at the Baltimore Museum of Art (it runs through February 9). Louis, … More…
Monet Painting Worth $32 Million Stolen From Philippine’s Former First Lady
Vilma Bautista, a foreign service officer and later personal secretary for the ex-president of the Philippines wife, Imelda Marco, has been indited on charges of conspiracy, tax fraud and offering a false instrument for filing for attempting to illegally sell … More…