Brett Zongker

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Francesca Zambello to direct National Opera in DC

Francesca Zambello to direct National Opera in DC

Brett Zongker · September 13, 2012 3:09 pm

This image released by Potomack Company shows an apparently original painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that was acquired by a woman from Virginia who stopped at a flea market in West Virginia and paid $7 for a box of trinkets that included the painting. Anne Norton Craner, fine arts director for the Potomack Co. auction house in Alexandria, Va., says the woman made an appointment in July to see if it might be real. Craner says the painting was verified through a close look at the colors and brushwork along with the help of the French publisher of a catalog of Renoir's work. Craner said the painting is "Paysage Bords de Seine." (AP Photo/Potomack Company)

Woman pays $7 for Pierre-Auguste Renoir painting

Brett Zongker · September 13, 2012 4:00 am

US releases memos on Soviet massacre

US releases memos on Soviet massacre

Brett Zongker · September 10, 2012 8:12 pm

Humanities endowment gives $1M for digital library

Humanities endowment gives $1M for digital library

Brett Zongker · July 26, 2012 8:22 pm

Smithsonian picks paleontologist to lead DC museum

Smithsonian picks paleontologist to lead DC museum

Brett Zongker · July 26, 2012 2:41 pm

Palmieri, NYC club owner named among Jazz Masters

Palmieri, NYC club owner named among Jazz Masters

Brett Zongker · July 18, 2012 7:06 pm

M&M maker Mars gives Smithsonian $5M for exhibit

M&M maker Mars gives Smithsonian $5M for exhibit

Brett Zongker · July 18, 2012 1:55 pm

M&M maker Mars gives Smithsonian $5M for exhibit

M&M maker Mars gives Smithsonian $5M for exhibit

Brett Zongker · July 18, 2012 1:19 pm

Most oppose unlimited corporate campaign spending

Most oppose unlimited corporate campaign spending

Brett Zongker · July 17, 2012 6:26 pm

Google maps Smithsonian’s 17 museums for visitors

Google maps Smithsonian’s 17 museums for visitors

Brett Zongker · July 10, 2012 8:30 pm

Temps across US cool slightly, but it’s still hot

Temps across US cool slightly, but it’s still hot

Ron Todt, Brett Zongker · July 8, 2012 4:00 am

Smithsonian marks creation of land-grant colleges

Smithsonian marks creation of land-grant colleges

Brett Zongker · July 6, 2012 4:00 pm