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Magnificent Medals from Brandenburg-Prussia on View at Kunsthistorisches Museum
Jakob Gladehals? The Elector Johann George, 1597, object d’art with medal cast, gold, enameled with setting, 59 mm. VIENNA.-
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Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest
Guild Wars has announced a new contest just in time for Halloween. Those of you with an artistic bent should definitely click below and grab the details!
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Sotheby's Sale of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Brings US$9,165,947
View of the auction room at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. Photo: Sotheby's. HONG KONG.-
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Chain of Office Given to One of Henry VIII's Closest Advisors to be Offered at Christie's in November
LONDON.- Christie’s announce that they will offer The Coleridge Collar, one of the most important surviving relics of the Tudor age, at the auction of Important European Furniture, Sculpture and Tapestries on 6 November 2008 in London.
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All Aboard Eastman House for TRAINS! Photography Exhibitions
Train wreck on the Providence-Worcester Railroad near Pawtucket, R.I. August 12, 1853. Unidentified photographer. Daguerreotype (Note: One of the first photographs ever taken of a train wreck) George Eastman House Collections.
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Dali Foundation Presents Metamorphosis of Narcissus on Loan From Tate Gallery
Salvador Dali, Métamorphose de Narcisse 1937, oil on canvas. 51.1 x 78.1 cm. Tate Modern, London. FIGUERES.-
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Tampa Museum of Art Hires Todd D. Smith as Executive Director
TAMPA, FL.- The Tampa Museum of Art’s (TMA) board of trustees announced today the appointment of Todd D. Smith as the museum’s permanent executive director.
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Dynamic Exhibition of Modern British Prints on View at Metropolitan Museum
Cyril E. Power (British, 1872-1951), The Escalator ca. 1929. Color linocut. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Partial and Promised Gift of Johanna and Leslie Garfield, 2005. ©Courtesy The Artist’s Estate & Osborne Samuel Ltd., London.
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1914! The Avant-garde and the Great War Opens at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid
Man Ray, A.D. 1914, 1914. Oil on canvas. 94 x 176,5 cm. The Philadelphia Museum of Art. A.E. Gallatin Collection, Philadelphia. MADRID.-
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Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms Opens at The Hayward Gallery in London
Bibbe Hansen, who appeared in the Andy Warhol films 'Prison' and 'Restaurant', observes part of the works of art made by the artist on view at the Hayward Gallery in London. Photo: EFE / Andy Rain.
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Festival Plaza plans approved
LAFAYETTE — The city is requesting bids for its Festival Plaza project now that the Lafayette Urban Renewal Authority has approved a final concept plan for the quarter-block public park.
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Principal Photography Begins for Nights of the Demons
Today, Seven Arts Pictures started principal photography of the new creature horror film Night of The Demons in New Orleans, Louisiana, where ShockTillYouDrop.com is reporting from exclusively!
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Jewellery auction goes online
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! India is set to witness this October what Saffronart officials say is the first ever online auction of rare Indian jewellery and customised watches.
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Stolen art case sparks concern for other local works
The recovery of artwork allegedly stolen from Beverly Hospital last week is sending ripples through Cape Ann's artistic community, with local artists and other residents concerned about hundreds of works in the custody of Northeast Health System since it took over Addison Gilbert Hospital more than a decade ago.
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Art stolen from Secret Garden books
Two weeks ago, "B is for Butterfly," a piece of mixed media artwork by Sarah Burch Gordon, disappeared from the wall of Secret Garden Bookshop on Market Street where it was being displayed as part of Ballard's monthly art walk.
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Melbourne’s Fringe Festival organisers are happy for a controversial musical comedy that sends up events around the Beaconsfield Mine tragedy to go ahead.
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Saatchi Opens Another Big Ambitious New Gallery
"Saatchi has clearly spent a small fortune - one which he refuses to put a figure on publicly - and has been involved in all aspects of the building and the art in it. He was there yesterday despite the presence of so many of the types he normally tries to avoid: journalists.
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Fringe Festival not opposed to Beaconsfield play
Melbourne’s Fringe Festival organisers are happy for a controversial musical comedy that sends up events around the Beaconsfield Mine tragedy to go ahead. The play, created by Dan Ilic, will debut in
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BLM wants Nine Mile Canyon on Historic Places list
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Federal officials want parts of Utah's Nine Mile Canyon put on the National Register of Historic Places. The canyon northeast of Price -- sometimes called the world's longest art gallery -- is home to more than 10,000 ancient rock carvings and drawings.
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People with Alzheimer's disease and dementia knew instantly that the 1931 Edward Hopper painting was of the inside of a barber shop, some pointing to the symbolic red, white and blue pole.
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Partners in art - Holland Area Arts Council and Park Township plan art fair
A new fine arts fair at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds next year is one result of the emerging partnership between Park Township and the Holland Area Arts Council. The joint event would take place from about 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, said Barb Burmeister, township parks and recreation director. A number of township residents asked about developing an ...
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Paris exhibit showcases Picasso's masters
When Velazquez painted a 17th century Spanish princess, he gave her wispy hair, pale skin and a cautious gaze. Three centuries later, Picasso turned the girl's face into a Cubist maze of green and purple, yet he captured her essence — that same mysterious gaze.
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Costume designer to be honored
Linda Rawls, who has translated the language of clothing into dramatic art for more than 26 years, has been named 2008 Treasure Artist of the Year by Sonoma's Cultural and Fine Arts Commission.
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Norfolk Council to vote on public art program funding plan
NORFOLK With little debate and even less input from the public, the City Council unanimously agreed four years ago to set aside for public art 1 percent of all publicly financed projects costing more than $500,000. Since then, an arts commission was created to select art and decide where it will go. Contracts have been agreed to for displays at places such as Town Point Park.
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Race for supervisor also a race for dollars
They've hosted a speed-dating event, belted out Madonna songs with supporters at a karaoke bar and reaped the benefits of art auctions. They've hobnobbed with teachers at the Plough and Stars bar in the Richmond and with the upper crust at a penthouse nearly...
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