ARTS BRIEFING
Arts Briefing; astronomers calculate that on July 13 moon will rise over southern French village in just same position as when van Gogh painted Evening Landscape with Rising Moon in 1889; Elvis Presley memorabilia to go on display in Liverpool under auspices of Beatles Story museum; Clark Art Institute to show Turner seascapes; Somerset House in London to show early photos of St Petersburg from Hermitage collection; 18th season of SummerStage to open in New York’s Central Park; photos; tenors Salvatore Licitra and Marcelo Alvarez to perform in Rome’s Colosseum; Bang on a Can Festival set for Symphony Space (S)… Continue …
Two paintings by J. M. W. Turner have been returned to the Tate Gallery in London eight years after they were stolen from an exhibition in Germany. Continue …
Stephen A. Wynn, the Las Vegas casino owner and collector, bought J. M. W. Turner's "Giudecca, La Donna Della Salute and San Giorgio." Continue …
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) was one of the greatest romantic interpreters of nature









