A Taxing Choice: Sherwin Williams to Invest Millions in Restorations
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By Steve Lackmeyer, The Daily Oklahoman  Dec. 17--John Panno, an attorney with Cleveland-based Sherwin Williams, recently visited Oklahoma City with a mission: find developments where the Fortune 500 company could potentially invest millions.
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By Kate Schott, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Mar. 13--With about $1.5 million already in the bank from other sources, the organizers of the Myrick Hixon EcoPark now are inviting area residents to contribute to the $4.8 million renovation project in hopes of making it a community effort.
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One of France's most lavish museum   restorations, the 35 million euro ($44.4 million) overhaul of   the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, comes to fruition on Friday when   the Paris collection reopens after a decade of work.
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By Mike Jones, Tulsa World, Okla.  Dec. 17--Dear Santa,   While mulling over my wants and needs for Christmas I couldn't decide between a big-screen plasma HDTV with a new surround sound system or enough cash to pay off my credit card debt.
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Da Vinci's masterpiece has been restored so many times over the years some purists argue that it's no longer a Da Vinci.
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In his new budget, the president has requested money for thousands of items similar to the pet projects of Congress.
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When the Museum of Modern Art was looking to remake itself, Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi reportedly told MoMA&#39;s director that given &quot;a lot of money, I will give you great architecture.
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From Ford Motor to Enron, a new collection of vintage stock and bond certificates is about to go on the auction block
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The poor are the people most likely to spend a tax rebate, if they are handed one in an economic revival plan. Whether that happens depends on who prevails Â the White House or the Democrats who run Congress.
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The nationÂs top art museums are preparing a major lobbying effort to reverse a federal tax provision approved last month that they say will significantly harm their ability to acquire new artworks.
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Paint maker Sherwin-Williams Co.  SHW.N on Thursday said quarterly profit rose, helped by  acquisitions and a lower tax rate.
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Pray or pay. At dozens of Italian churches struggling to preserve art treasures from Byzantine mosaics to Baroque paintings, that is the choice many visitors must make.
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MOSCOW -- Last May, Maria Paphiti, an icons specialist at Christie's auction house in London, was invited to inspect some religious paintings on wood that were among the contents of a building recently bought by an English family. The artworks had been found wrapped in plastic, and the building's...
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Flute maker David C. Williams is known among the world's finest musicians for his artistry. But for 15 long years, he found it difficult to balance the expense of buying the materials he needs to craft his instruments against the unpredictability in orders for his handiwork.
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American museums are returning some of the world's great antiquities to their original homes. Should they? A new debate over who owns the past is underway.
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Washington area homeowners living in historic districts are rapidly taking advantage of  substantial federal income tax write-offs under obscure easement trust plan.
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Possessions of late soul legend James Brown are to be auctioned to help settle outstanding taxes.