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New Acquisitions at the USS Constitution Museum (Popularity:  )
The USS Constitution Museum recently seized an unparalleled opportunity and purchased at a Sotheby's auction one of its most significant acquisitions ever: a series of four paintings depicting USS CONSTITUTION's battle against HMS GUERRIERE on August 19, 1812, by Salem artist George Ropes, Jr., dated 1813. These four paintings illustrate the first sighting, engagement, GUERRIERE's dismasting and finally her ultimate destruction in flames. They are among the earliest images of ...
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Bestseller Elizabeth Lowell Illuminates the Shadowy World of Art Fraud (Popularity: )
It was recently reported that the IRS claims overevaluation of art work has led to more than $100 million in exaggerated claims in the past two years (Los Angeles Times). The news was no surprise to bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell -- who was researching this crime trend before it hit headlines and features a riveting "case study" of this racket in Blue Smoke and Murder an enthralling new thriller.
Lowell, ...
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Bernard Pictet, Glasswork Artist, Presents Five Projects Carried out in Conjunction With Other Artists (Popularity: )
For the boardroom of the Macif in Paris, he has created a remarkable piece of glass work: a dual layer work expanding on a painting by Richard Texier. The original painting, inspired by Magellan and the connections between the continents, meets its glass echo.
Together with Jean-Charles Blais, for the Pole Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, Bernard Pictet has created three triptychs of a total size of 320 square meters and, ...
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2008 'Mother of the Year' Honored at Mother's Day Centennial Anniversary (Popularity: )
The Anna Jarvis Birthplace Museum, in partnership with the International Mother's Day Shrine, has chosen Margaret Cox, Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE) Grand Madam President (GMP), as 'Mother of the Year.' Cox will be honored at the holiday's 100-year anniversary, at the Mother's Day Founder's Festival, featuring ceremonies held Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11.
According to Olive Dadisman, Anna Jarvis Birthplace Museum Director, Cox was chosen based on ...
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Miracle Mile Art Walk Gives Neighbors an Opportunity to View More Than Forty Stellar Galleries (Popularity: )
WHO: More than 40 art galleries and art museums participate in "Miracle Mile Art Walk" held on the third Saturday of each month in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles.
WHAT: "Miracle Mile Art Walk" is organized by the Arts & Recreation Committee of the Mid City WEST Community Council which promotes and supports the visual and performing arts & recreational venues by identifying the participating organizations, supporting their ...
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Kent Displays is Part of The Future in Glass Exhibit (Popularity: )
Kent Displays announced today that several of its Reflex(TM) display products are showcased in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry's The Glass Experience exhibition which opened last week. Visitors will be able to interact and view displays that highlight the company's cornerstone cholesteric liquid crystal display technology.
"The exhibition allows us to share with the general public the kind of technology that they will use in the future," said ...
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You Call That Art? March 29 - May 9th, 2008, Opening Reception March 29, 2008, 7pm-ish (Popularity: )
Put on your cool clothes and practice your chin-scratching. La Jolla's newest art gallery, Ed, will open its doors for the first time on March 29th. The first exhibit, "You Call That Art?" -- a show on everything perceived as being art, or not being art all -- is a collaboration by completely unknown local wannabe artists; Rob Wells, Donald James, and Parker Siglin. But don't let the show's cerebral-sounding ...
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Richard and Mica Hadar Mentors Pack the Calendar With Events (Popularity: )
Richard and Mica Hadar Foundation provides college scholarships and support programs for students who demonstrate financial need as well as exceptional talent and commitment to the visual, written or performing arts. At the heart of their program are their dedicated mentors. This past year, the following mentors planned Hadar events: Holly Posner and Pamela Hart of the Writing Council; Enid and Jack Benezra, Andres Andrade and Karen Lindquist of the ...
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Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus Bring Their Star Power to Cowboys & Indians Magazine (Popularity: )
It's a family affair at Cowboys & Indians, The Premier Magazine of The West, as the phenomenal Miley Cyrus -- a.k.a. "Hannah Montana" -- joins her father, singer-actor Billy Ray Cyrus, for a cover-story profile in the April issue on sale March 4. As writer Warner Roberts reports, the father-daughter team is sitting on top of the world -- with boots and tennis shoes planted firmly on the ground. They're ...
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Riverside Symphony to Hold Annual Benefit on March 7th (Popularity: )
Riverside Symphony will hold its annual benefit auction on March 7th, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. in the offices of Kirkland & Ellis, LLC, 50th floor, Citicorp Center, 153 East 53rd Street, in New York City.
The gala evening of live and silent auctions will support Riverside Symphony's Concert Series, its Music Memory Program for disadvantaged New York City public school children and other projects. The evening will include open bar ...
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