The New York City museum is not saying why the painting, known for conveying the hardscrabble life of people in rural Maine, was removed from public view or why it has now has been restored to a gallery on the fifth floor.
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Former PMA director files complaint over museum’s termination of biennial exhibition
In a letter to the attorney general, Dan O’Leary says the Portland Museum of Art is violating the will of a benefactor.
H.R. McMaster memoir coming out in April
President Trump’s second national security adviser clashed with him on policy toward Russia, Iran and elsewhere before being forced out in March 2018.
Artist J.M.W. Turner replaces Adam Smith on new U.K. bank note
Britain’s new 20-pound note – worth about $29 – went into circulation Thursday.
CBS streaming service to grow with Viacom, Paramount videos
ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET
Jennifer Lawrence to star in Adam McKay comedy for Netflix
Jennifer Lawrence will star in the Adam McKay comedy “Don’t Look Up” for Netflix
Jury selection begins in Durst murder trial in Los Angeles
The New York real estate heir’s lengthy interviews with filmmakers led to a damning documentary on his suspected role in three killings.
Maine cartoonist’s Big Nate gets own show on Nickelodeon
The comic strip, created and drawn by Portland artist Lincoln Peirce, was greenlit to become an animated TV series.
Duke and Duchess of Sussex to begin new life March 31
The couple stunned Britain with an abrupt announcement in January that they wanted to step back from royal duties.
Trump says he knows identity of ‘Anonymous’ tell-all writer
The senior administration official wrote an inside-the-White House account that painted the president as inept and dangerous.