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Astronaut-artist displays artwork at LBJ Library
It's been exactly 50 years since the creation of NASA, and to celebrate, the Lyndon B. Johnson Library is showing off the artwork of moonwalker Alan Bean.
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Cornell Norby, 91, dies in Fullerton
Father of Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby was a success as a builder and art dealer.
Orange County Register |
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NY photogs deny wrongdoing over nude Monroe pics
A lawyer for two photography professionals says seven nude and seminude Marilyn Monroe photos that are the subject of a lawsuit were found in curbside garbage nearly 35 years ago. The pictures were part of a series shot by Bert Stern at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles in 1962 while he was on assignment for Vogue magazine. The series is known as "The Last Sitting" and was shot six weeks before ...
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NY photogs deny wrongdoing over nude Monroe pics
By SAMUEL MAULL A lawyer for two photography professionals says seven nude and seminude Marilyn Monroe photos that are the subject of a lawsuit were found in curbside garbage nearly 35 years ago. The pictures were part of a series shot by Bert Stern at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles in 1962 while he was on assignment for Vogue magazine. The series is known as "The Last Sitting" and was shot ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Healing through art
The Think Pink exhibit moves to the Colonial Theatre. The message is about laughter and hope, and the outlook is rosy. Think Pink, the city's art show for breast cancer awareness, opens Friday at the Colonial Theatre.
Berkshire Eagle |
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Quilt festival brought ‘Autumn Elegance'
The 24th Annual Quilt Show welcomed in the Fall season with a breathtaking display of quilts. Carol Moss designed an artistic entry to meet the Autumn Elegance theme. Featured quilter Virginia Rath was honored as a valued Guild member for more than 20 years.
Curry County Reporter |
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Artist wants to smoke Cobain's stolen ashes
An Australian artist wants to smoke the stolen ashes of Kurt Cobain as part of an exhibition she claims will set the late Nirvana singer "free".
Stuff |
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Architecture lectures sync with Coral Gables Gallery Night
The Coral Gables Museum will begin a series of free, monthly lectures on architecture and design Friday and will coincide with the Gables' Gallery Nights on the first Friday of each month.
Miami Herald |
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Oil Critique: "Georgian Bay" and "Magenta Sunset"
Colin J. Callahan teaches painting and art history at St. Paul's School, in Concord, New Hampshire, where he also runs the school's gallery. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and he studied painting at Centro Barbieri, in Rome, Italy.
American Artist |
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Fraudster bounced £2m of cheques for jewellery
A swindler bounced cheques worth around £2m on some of Europe's top auction houses. Shahra Marsh, 52, gained the confidence of boutiques and auctioneers in Paris, London and Geneva, getting them to part with antiques and jewellery that she had no intention of paying for.
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Ellen Rolli: Painting Coach
Students come to Ellen Rolli to loosen up. Perhaps they want their paintings to show freer brushstrokes; maybe they see more expressive marks in the work of some of the painters they admire; or they could just be trying to put fun back into the painting process.
American Artist |
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Barbara Edwards: Acrylic Exploration
Barbara Edwards works in both a realistic and abstract style, creating traditional watercolors as well as nonobjective acrylic paintings, in addition to works that combine both types of imagery.
American Artist |
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Our Auld Acquaintance be Farragut
A few weeks ago, I was tagging along with participants in a photography project.
Metro Pulse |
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Deadrise from Tangier to be at art festival
In 1975, when Freddie Wheatley of Tangier Island got his first boat from Grover Lee Owens, he paid $5,400 for the “Miss Tracey,” which is still going strong today.
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Reception for Jamestown exhibit is Sunday
A Jamestown exhibit will be on loan to the Yates House Community Arts Center in Deltaville from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in October. The opening reception is Sunday, October 5, from 3 to 6 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through October 25. Times will be announced at a later date.
Southside Sentinel |
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Take a stroll along the Pierwalk for a special treat
The new 350-foot Pierwalk located on Mill Creek will be abuzz with things to see and to do this year at the Holly Point Art Show and Seafood Festival at the Deltaville Maritime Museum on Saturday, October 11. Festival-goers will be able to stroll comfortably along the 8-foot-wide wrap-around pier with plenty of room for strolling, talking or just standing and looking.
Southside Sentinel |
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High society swindler Shahra Marsh charmed victims out of art, dresses and jewels worth £2m
With an apparently insatiable desire for jewels and a refined eye for fine art and furniture, Shahra Christina Sylvia Marsh de Savigny was a familiar bidder at Europe’s leading auctions.
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Welcoming the dead
Oakland Museum's 'Dias de Los Muertos' exhibit honors the departed with traditional altars and contemporary installations
Contra Costa Times |
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NY photogs deny wrongdoing over nude Monroe pics
A lawyer for two photography professionals says seven nude and seminude Marilyn Monroe photos that are the subject of a lawsuit were found in curbside garbage nearly 35 years ago.
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Photographic Memory
This photograph shows the circa 1890 landscape of David Millar’s farm on Millar Hill Road just off Highway #60 to the west of Dwight, enroute to ... The local farmer pictured here employed good old-fashioned back muscles and elbow grease to bring this large load to harvest. People of all ages ...
The Huntsville Forester |
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Lost painting is subject of book talk
"Saturday Samplers" is a book club based at the Bernardsville Public Library. The group meets at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 to discuss "The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece" by Jonathan Harr. The true-life characters and storyline take...
The Somerset Reporter |
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The Artist Gallery presents Roswell artists
CARLSBAD — The Artist Gallery, 120 S. Canyon St., will present two Roswell artists, Bob and Nancy Phillips, during the month of October. Their exhibition, titled "Effects Against Gravity," will feature the calligraphic creations of Bob Phillips and whimsical works in clay by Nancy Phillips.
Carlsbad Current-Argus |
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Contest proceeds to help ministries
Write the winning essay for the One Spirit, One Voice Essay Contest and win a 4,000-piece antique collection, including Hull Pottery, Depression Glass, Arthur Wood, Redwing, and more.
South Bend Tribune |
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Wisconsin Book Festival 2008: John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist speak
John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist are the proprietors of Inn Serendipity, an award-winning carbon-negative bed and breakfast on a parcel of farmland in rural Green County, Wisconsin, where they harvest their own organic food, generate power from renewable sources and strive to redefine the good life as one that values purpose, creativity and a slower pace more than money.
Isthmus |
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Heirlooms at Museum Connect Us to Our Past
Ask fans of the "Antiques Roadshow" what they like best about the PBS television program and they'll probably give you one of two answers: finding out how much things are worth or, perhaps more importantly, hearing people's fascinating stories about their family heirlooms.
Fairfield Citizen-News |
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