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Elton John's 'J' brooch for sale in London
A sapphire-and-diamond brooch worn by singer Elton John in one of his music videos will go under the gavel this week. The art deco piece is shaped like a "J" and was worn by John in the 1988 music video "I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That." It is expected to fetch $22,000 when it goes up for sale at Bonhams auction house in London on Thursday. The 1930s-era brooch has ...
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Philly Museum Names Photography Curator
"In its first curatorial hire since the death of longtime director Anne d'Harnoncourt, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has named Peter D. Barberie curator of photographs. Although he comes from a post as lecturer at Princeton University, Barberie, 37, is something of an Art Museum insider."
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Bilbao Gets Another Architectural Attraction
"Its gleaming, angular facade makes it look - at a glance - like an enormous, glass version of a mangled tin can. But... this reflective giant could be about to displace the Guggenheim Museum as Bilbao's main tourist attraction.
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What’s in art galleries
TEHRAN, Sept. 22 (MNA) -- An exhibition displaying photos from the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war is currently underway at Tehran’s Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art.
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New penny designed partly in Philadelphia
As a teen, Charles Vickers, a sculptor/engraver for the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, had to split firewood using a wedge and a wood-headed hammer called a maul.
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Has the digital era killed Kodakchrome?
ROCHESTER, New York (AP) -- It is an elaborately crafted photographic film, extolled for its sharpness, vivid colors and archival durability. Yet die-hard fan Alex Webb is convinced the digital age soon will take his Kodachrome away.
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Higher Levels Of Depression Experienced By ENT/Sleep Apnea Patients
Patients who experience a range of ear, nose, and throat-related health problems exhibited a greater prevalence of depression than is observed in the general population, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL. In any given one-year period, approximately 9.
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Art without Vision at the Cummer
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A new exhibit at the Cummer Museum features 50 pieces of art from some unique women on the First Coast. They have little or no sight. For the first time, their collection is featured in a main gallery at the museum.
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Layers Magazine Launches First Adobe Creative Suite 4 Learning Center
TAMPA, Fla.----Layers magazine, the "how-to magazine for everything Adobe®", has launched a brand new Layers CS4 Learning Center to coincide with the official launch announcement of Adobe Creative Suite® 4.
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Most Comprehensive Adobe Photoshop CS4 Learning Center Launched by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals
TAMPA, Fla.----Today, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals has launched its new Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 Learning Center covering the new exciting features of Photoshop CS4 as part of the much anticipated Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 announcement.
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Miami 'Dark Continent' art exhibit opens
Some of the women's faces are painted red and pink. Their hair hangs loose as they dance among large, dark green leaves with red, pink and blue potted flowers around them. They are each swaying and dancing in the dark night. Beasts or beauties?
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Heritage Picks Inlet to Stream Live Auction House Excitement
RALEIGH, N.C.----Inlet Technologies today announced that Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries, the world's largest collectibles auctioneer has chosen the Spinnaker Professional Streaming Appliance to stream interactive auctions live over the Web.
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Harrodsburg artist celebrates four decades as professional
Harrodsburg artist Kathleen O'Brien sold her first painting in 1968 at an art festival. The sale started her career as an artist and makes this year her 40th anniversary as a professional.
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Adobe Unveils Creative Suite 4 Apps
Adobe introduced its long list of Creative Suite 4 applications on Tuesday. The applications include familiar names like Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Acrobat, and will be available in various bundles geared towards specific design needs, just like earlier...
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Talks/Authors
Oaxaca woodcarvers book signing. Shepard Barbash and his wife, photographer Vicki Ragan, talk about their new book, "Changing Dreams, a Generation of Oaxaca's Woodcarvers", a follow-up to their first book 20 years ago about Palo Alto's Sister City. Refreshments.
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Memorial Art Gallery Gets $1 Mil Gift for Egyptian Exhibit
Rochester, N.Y. (AP) - A $1 million gift to Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery will fund the renovation of its antiquities gallery to showcase two 4th-century Egyptian coffins.
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Sotheby's eyes Munch record at November auction
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Sotheby's expects a painting by Norwegian Symbolist Edvard Munch to fetch a new record for the artist at auction in New York in November, the auctioneer said on Tuesday.
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DALSA Extends Image Sensor Leadership in Medium Format Digital Photography With 6 Micron Pixel Platform
WATERLOO, ONTARIO-- - This year's Photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany, sees the launch of groundbreaking new products by some of the most dominant players in medium format photography, and DALSA is proud to provide their most critical components-image sensors built on our new 6 micron pixel platform.
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Digital Photography Experience by Increasing Speed of Popular Professional 133x Line Memory Cards to 233x New ...
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 23, 2008--Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, announced today that it has enhanced the performance of its Professional line of CompactFlash(R) (CF) memory cards to 233x, a significant speed advancement over the line's previous speed-rating of 133x.
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R and R Hall of Fame Nominees
The nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum were announced today. The nine nominees are: Jeff Beck , Chic , Wanda Jackson , Little Anthony and the Imperials , Metallica , Run-D.M.C.
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Pete Goss's inspiration
The Royal Society of Marine Artists' annual exhibition includes Mark Myers' painting The Mystery bound for Melbourne, depicting the 37 ft Cornish lugger, which was sailed from Cornwall to Australia in 1854-55.
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Pupils unveil gateway sculpture
A STRIKING new sculpture created by children as a gateway into Oldham has been unveiled off Copsterhill Road. Broadfield Primary School pupils aged eight to nine have worked on the sculpture as part of a larger plan to brighten Broadway Street, Goddard Street and Snowden Street.
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Times & Star
CHARITY music festival BFest took place at the Bower House Inn in Eskdale. This is Nicole Regan's festival diary and includes photos, mini-reviews and videos during the two-day event.
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Sony World Photography Awards 2009
-- Collaboration with The Prince's Rainforests Project
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Life-sized scrap metal horse to help the Injured Jockeys Fund
Artist Sophie Thompson's life-sized scrap metal horse sculpture is for up for sale — with 10% of the price going to the Injured Jockeys Fund.
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