Topic: Edgar Degas

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston thwarted a planned climate protest Thursday by closing early out of fear protesters would damage items held in its collection, the institution said this week.

A man who was filmed carving a love note into the walls of the Colosseum in Rome has been condemned by officials in Italy as authorities seek to find him.

The two climate activists who smeared paint on the case protecting one of the most famous sculptures in modern art history housed at the National Gallery of Art in April have been indicted by a grand jury.

Edgar Degas' famous drawing previously titled "Russian Dancers" will now be known as "Ukrainian Dancers" after it was retitled by the National Gallery in London.

A federal judge sentenced Robert "Bobby the Cook" Gentile, whom the FBI believes could be linked to a 1990 art heist, to 54 months in prison on gun charges.

A painting found in a suitcase in was confirmed to be a stolen work by French painter Edgar Degas, French authorities said on Friday.

Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum announced an extension for a $10 million reward for information on the world's largest unresolved art heist.

On July 19, 1946, Marilyn Monroe was given her first screen test at Twentieth Century-Fox Studios. Even without sound, the test was enough to earn Monroe her first contract.

FBI agents searched the Connecticut home of mobster Robert Gentile on Monday, looking for evidence related to a 1990 Boston art heist.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, July 19, 2015