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Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, purchased a Rothko as part of its effort to bolster the Postwar component of the museum’s collection. The piece is a 1960 painting entitled “No. 210/No. 211 (Orange).” The work has rarely been exhibited and has been in a private European collection for roughly 50 years.  (more…)

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Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

‪‬Artist Christian Marclay, creator of The Clock, and collector Alice Walton of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art among Top 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine

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