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The Whitney Museum of American Art Celebrates the 2016 Gala and Studio Party with Seal.

The Whitney Gets the Art World’s Seal of Approval at Annual Gala

The Whitney makes a bid for party of the year
By Ryan Steadman
Melva Bucksbaum at the ArtTable 35th Anniversary Benefit and Award Ceremony on May 1, 2015. (Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com) ==

Art Patron and Whitney Museum Vice Chairman Melva Bucksbaum Dies at 82

Melva Bucksbaum, art collector, passionate arts patron, and longtime trustee of the Whitney Museum of American Art died this weekend at the age of 82.
By Alanna Martinez

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The greatest threat to the Armory Show was a no-show on its opening day. No, we’re not talking about the
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