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Previously unseen photographs by Ansel Adams discovered in attic, now showing at the Fitchburg Art Museum in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, September 29, 2002 to January 12, 2003. These are proofs from a month-long camping trip by McAlpin, Georgia O'keefe and Adams. The exhibit will feature many of the recently discovered proofs plus a small number of exhibition prints that the museum has borrowed for comparison. [Lewisland]

As part of its investigation into the collapse of a 15th-century statue of Adam on Sunday, the Metropolitan Museum has temporarily removed five other Renaissance statues that were nearby in the gallery. By Celestine Bohlen. [New York Times: Arts]

Met's 'Adam' Shatters as Pedestal Collapses. A 15th-century marble statue of Adam by the Venetian sculptor Tullio Lombardo crashed to the ground at the Metropolitan Museum of Art sometime Sunday evening. By Celestine Bohlen. [New York Times: Arts]

A Mansion Attracts Art Lovers; Thieves Love It, Too. The Russborough House, a sprawling 18th-century countryside estate, seems to be a proving ground for Dublin criminals. Russborough House has been the site of four art thefts in 28 years. Five paintings worth at least $10 million were taken in the latest burglary. . . . By Brian Lavery. [New York Times: Arts]

An Affectionate Tribute to an Artist's Artist. John Walter's documentary provides an intriguing and entertaining introduction to the artist Ray Johnson, focusing on his varied art and the mystery surrounding his death. By Lawrence Van Gelder.

They remembered the time he dropped footlong hot dogs from a helicopter over Ward's Island and the time an admirer sought to buy one of his collages. The prospective buyer said he had $1,000 to spend. Johnson asked $2,000. The prospective buyer offered $1,500. He got the collage. But Johnson had cut away a quarter of it.

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Art Treasures Shown, but Few Behold Them. Over a hundred artistic treasures from a Spanish province are on display at the cavernous Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, but the exhibition has received scant attention and small crowds.

Among the works in the ambulatory at the back of the cathedral at Amsterdam Avenue and West 112th Street are a remarkable painting of St. Sebastian by El Greco from the cathedral in Palencia; an unusual work by Goya from a convent in Valladolid; a painting by a noted Flemish artist from the tiny village of Castrojeriz; early examples of polychrome statues, richly enameled caskets, ivory statues and notable examples of Castilian art from the Romanesque to the Baroque. . . . By Celestine Bohlen. [New York Times: Arts]

Arts and Letters Daily, a wonderful and dense blog, has folded up its tent due to the bankruptcy of its parent company. A&L Daily will be auctioned off by the receivers. [Boing Boing Blog]

In a Film Festival's Winners, a Focus on Artists at Work. Montreal's Le Festival International du Film sur l'Art will be offering film buffs a sort of on-screen tour of artist's studios and galleries around the world. By Joanne Latimer. [New York Times: Movies]

Richelieu, Politician as Connoisseur. "Richelieu: Art and Power," an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, is both original and provocative, panoramic and full of surprises. By John Russell. [New York Times: Arts]

2 Digital Cameras That May Surpass Film. The makers of two new digital cameras claim that they surpass film's ability to capture fine image details. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Arts]

Selling European, Buying American. Since 1986 the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has been quietly selling off its collection of European paintings to create a fund for the acquisition of American art. By Carol Vogel. [New York Times: Arts]

Wonderful article about how great old magazine covers were compared to today. With plenty of side by side comparisons. [Boing Boing Blog]

A Titian Is No Longer at Large; Its Thief Is. A long-lost Titian masterpiece that investigators had been hunting for seven years was recently recovered at a bus stop in West London. By Sarah Lyall. [New York Times: International]