Background on Eric P. Newman
Eric P. Newman of St. Louis is one of America’s foremost numismatists. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS 1932) and Washington University in St. Louis (JD 1935), his storied career began more than eight decades ago when his grandfather gave him an 1859 one-cent piece. In the years since, he has solved […]
Background on Evelyn E. Newman
Evelyn E. Newman, a creative St. Louisian, has helped launch some of St. Louis’ foremost arts institutions and cultural events. The Spirit of St. Louis Fund, which later evolved into the Arts & Education Council of Greater St. Louis, was founded in her living room. In 1950, she inaugurated the Greater St. Louis Book Fair […]
Groundbreaking!
The Sam Fox Arts Center at Washington University in St. Louis will break ground for two new buildings — an art museum and a School of Art studio facility — April 14, 2004.
New School of Art building named in honor of Earl and Myrtle Walker
The Sam Fox Arts Center at Washington University in St. Louis will dedicate a new School of Art studio building in honor of St. Louis community leaders Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker.
$2 million gift establishes Newman Money Museum at Sam Fox Arts Center
A major gift from Eric P. and Evelyn E. Newman will create a state-of-the art numismatic museum as part of the Sam Fox Arts Center at Washington University in St. Louis.
Researchers explore ocean floor with rare instrument
One of the team’s earliest projects was to see if it’s possible to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it on the ocean floor.
International Art at rock bottom prices
Shimon Okshteyn, *Alarm Clock*, 2001, Lithograph, CollagraphIsland Press, the School of Art’s professional printshop, will host a special, one-time-only holiday sale Dec. 14. The event will feature works by nationally and internationally known artists at steeply discounted prices.
American Art of the 1980s
Mark Tansey, detail, *Four Forbidden Senses (Taste, Sound, Smell, Touch)* (1982), Oil on four canvas panelsThe art world of the 1980s was a place of artistic diversity and aesthetic contention. In January, the Gallery of Art at Washington University in St. Louis will revisit those years with American Art of the 1980s: Selections From the Broad Collections, which includes 14 large-scale paintings and sculptures by 11 celebrated and sometimes controversial figures.
Washington University Opera presents The Village Singer Dec. 12-13
The Washington University Opera will present Stephen Paulus’ one-act opera The Village Singer at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13, in the University’s Karl Umrath Lounge.
Handels Messiah sing-along Dec. 14
Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present its annual sing-along of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, in Graham Chapel.
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