The Federal Bureau of Investigation has made its Nation Stolen Art File, most commonly used by law enforcement, available on mobile to the public. Private citizens and art institutions alike can now track down stolen art conveniently from their phones. On 10 April, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released an app-based version of the…
Tuesday, March 21, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. EDT / 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Live via Zoom Join the Frick Art Reference Library for lunchtime talks spotlighting how the data in The Montias Database of 17th-Century Dutch Art Inventories can be used digitally by art historians to glean new insights. About the Speakers: Weixuan Li, Post-Doctoral…
Gareth Harris, the chief contributing editor of The Art Newspaper, has started “Trigger Warning,” a new column on censorship in art today. From must-read books to which algorithms are policing creative content, he will provide valuable insights and context on attacks on freedom of artistic expression and issues. Click here to read the inaugural column.
Artists Rights Society (ARS) has launched a new digital affiliate, ARSNL.art (pronounced ‘arsenal’). ARS describes ARSNL as “[r]ooted in legacy, born from technology” as they continue their fight to establish artist resale royalty through legislation it introduced in Congress, arguing for the opportunities that blockchain technology provides for all creators in the form of resale…
Robert Cornelius, a Philadelphia photographer, is believed to have taken the world’s first self-portrait — the first selfie — in 1839. The Library, which already had the world’s large collection of his work, in December acquired a donation from Cornelius’ great-great-grand-daughter, Sarah Bodine, of more of his photographic materials. Preservationists are now at work on…
Article by Benjamin Sutton (The Art Newspaper, published 4 January 2022) Art historians may have a new tool for settling the attribution of disputed paintings using artificial intelligence (AI) thanks to research by a cross-disciplinary team led by physicists at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The research, published in November in the journal Heritage…