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15th Century Sculpture Falls At Met
A 15th-century sculpture at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has been damaged after it came loose from its moorings and fell to the floor. The museum says the damaged piece is a terracotta sculpture of Saint Michael the Archangel by Andrea della Robbia.
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U.S. stocks turn higher as GM posts sales, oil off highs
Stocks move lower on the first trading session of the third quarter, as banking woes put European markets under heavy stress, and geopolitical tensions fuel more gains in oil prices.
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Eastern revival precursor to Northern liberation
President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged the international community to understand the reality and the motive of the Government’s humanitarian operations to liberate the North, in cognisance of the ‘Eastern Renaissance’ enjoyed by the Eastern polity now.
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Appeal to buy Arkwright portrait
A Lancashire museum and art gallery starts an appeal with the National Portrait Gallery to buy a painting of one of Preston's most famous sons.
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How to get to 'Musem 2.0' for Sarpy
My problem with that definition is that it's accurate in its portrayal of today's local museums, especially the words ... "kept and displayed."
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Snap o’ the day: Strolling on Water Street
Petit Bebe movers roll strollers into the children boutique’s new location at 115 S. First Street, previously home to Les Yeux du Monde art gallery. Comments(0)
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Sculpture Shattered at Metropolitan
A relief by the Renaissance sculptor Andrea della Robbia came loose overnight from its perch and crashed to the stone floor below, seriously damaging it.
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Want a treat? Sit. Stay. Read Ask Geo
In light of Cesar Millan, star of the National Geographic Channel’s “Dog Whisperer,” coming to Rockford on Oct. 18 for a Discovery Center Museum fundraiser, I thought it might be a good time for me and you to get some answers to questions about getting dogs to behave better.
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MUSEUMS
BROOKGREEN GARDENS, U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, is a National Historic Landmark with a collection of outdoor sculptures by American artists, and an accredited zoo. Brookgreen is now featuring its Cool Summer Evenings series showcasing live entertainment and evening cruises on the creek. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays through Aug. 15. Creek cruises are $7 in addition to ...
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Art exhibit has awards
April 1 wasn't marked only by April Fools' Day this year. It was also the deadline for artists interested in participating in the July National Exhibition at the Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, N.C. Betsy Heckethorn, who is chairwoman for the event for the first time this year, said the show, now in its 28th year, attracts artists both locally and nationally. "This is a national show. The ...
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A running joke or work of art?
A new type of artwork at the Tate Britain museum in London, England, has runners sprinting through the halls every 30 seconds.
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NEW: Aquadeco Premium Spring Water from Canada
Which came first: the product or the packaging? Aquadeco(R) (421 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10001) is the brainchild of Arnold Gumowitz, a real estate businessman and art collector with a penchant for all things Art Deco. Aquadeco(R) combines high-quality imported spring water from Muskoka Natural Spring in Gavenhurst, Ontario, Canada with an award-winning Art Deco shape bottle. The company was ...
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L.B. Foster chairman named chair of Carnegie Museums board
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh elected Lee B. Foster chairman of its 70-member board of trustees. (FSTR)
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Summer Art Camp student exhibit
Arts Center of Hot Springs. A reception will take place at 5 p.m. today. Exhibiting pottery, drawings, oils, acrylic designs, watercolors and pastels will be (from left) Mary Staton, Mattie Nester, Amy Clayton, Oliver Stevens and Samuel Boerjan.
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Jim Oberst featured at Artists Workshop Gallery
Hot Springs Village artist Jim Oberst will be featured during the month of July at Artists Workshop Gallery, 810A Central Ave., in Hot Springs. His opening reception will be on Gallery Walk evening, Friday, from 5 to 9 p.m. All are invited to drop by, say hello, and enjoy and discuss the art.
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Art alley
Local artists will demonstrate at Gallery Walk Demonstrating artists for the Gallery Walk at Mountain Valley Springs Water Co., on July 4 will be Jane Fitch and Linda Shearer. Millie Steveken will not be demonstrating, however, her works that she completed as Hot Springs National Park "Artist-in- Residence" will be on display.
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Young patient's superhero creation reproduced in glass
A Hermiston boy created a bacon strip-shaped crime fighter as he battled acute myelogenous leukemia from his hospital room in Portland. Recently, Tacoma's Museum of Glass chose one of Austin Winters' drawings to transform into a glass sculpture.
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Easley Defends Wife's Taxpayer-Funded Trips
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Mike Easley on Tuesday defended overseas cultural exchange trips led by his wife that cost taxpayers $109,000, saying such visits can reap exponentially larger monetary rewards for the state with art exhibits. The Democrat also said the weak exchange rate for the U.S. dollar in Europe made the trips he and his wife have taken more expensive.
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NEW: Aquadeco Premium Spring Water from Canada
NEW YORK----Which came first: the product or the packaging? Aquadeco® is the brainchild of Arnold Gumowitz, a real estate businessman and art collector with a penchant for all things Art Deco.
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Former sign painter follows his dream painting outdoors
Michael Rooney tells time by the sun. Time to wake up, time to eat, time to paint.The plein-air artist enjoys explaining that he doesn't wear a watch, eats when he feels like it and may not know what day of the week it is.
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Israeli museum announces restitution for artifacts
(AP:JERUSALEM) Israel's national museum said Tuesday that a Polish noble family has received compensation for two 1,700-year-old medallions that were seized by Nazis during World War II.
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Quixpace debuts Stitches 1.0 for needlepointers
Quixpace has announced Stitches 1.0, a cross-stitching and charting application for needlepointers using Mac OS X. It allows users to create and design cross-stitch charts, both from scratch or by importing photos, drawings and clip art into the software. It has 450 painting tools, 427 DMC swatches and it automatically converts imported art to DMC ...
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Commentary: Whither Winehouse?
It all had been going so well. Amy Winehouse had made it to her gig at the Glastonbury Festival (a feat, given her history of no-shows) and she actually looked pulled together in her sequined minidress and sky-high Louboutin heels.
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Saturday, July 12th
Today while you’re using an old toothbrush t o try to clean the nooks and crannies on your stove , people wearing linen and “face powder” will be beating the heat at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton’s Midsummer Party , gorging on Glorious Food in lavishly decorated tents (it all starts to feel like Groundhog Day after a while, doesn’t it?), while waving silent hellos to ...
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Markets (July 01)
TAMIL NADU Tankers not to participate in strike The Secretary of Chennai Petroleum Lorry Owners Association, Mr A. Nasar, confirmed that they are not participating in the proposed strike, since they were given a hike in transportation charges by the oil companies to defray the increase in ...
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