3D Modeling Finds Lost Cave Art

3D Modeling Finds Lost Cave Art

3D modeling reveals Native American cave art in a secret cave in Alabama, thought to be over a thousand years old. The cave, which is unidentified to protect it from vandals and the well-meaning curious, was found in 1998. Radiocarbon dating on items found within have...
Federal Charges Against Two WA Artists

Federal Charges Against Two WA Artists

Federal charges have been brought against two artists in Washington state for falsely claiming to be Native American. Two separate but very similar cases have been brought against the artists Lewis Anthony Rath and Jerry Chris Van Dyke. It’s a crime in the...
Stale Fight Over Southwest Art Museum Sees Movement

Stale Fight Over Southwest Art Museum Sees Movement

A long-standing stalemate over what to do about the Southwest Museum site in Mount Washington, California is getting some fresh attention, following a new report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The largely-defunct museum has been declared a “national...
High-Profile Banker Turns Art Collector

High-Profile Banker Turns Art Collector

Thomas Weisel, a legendary finance expert and businessman, has turned his efforts toward the artistic—and the philanthropic—in the past several years. Weisel, the co-founder of major bank Montgomery Securities and of Thomas Weisel Partners, has spent the past forty...