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Beatrix Potter watercolor sold for $600K
LONDON, July 18 (UPI) -- "The Rabbits' Christmas Party," an original watercolor illustration by Beatrix Potter, has been sold for nearly $600,000 at an auction in London.
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White Sox to honor Baines
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 9:17 a.m. CHICAGO (AP) -- One of the top hitters in Chicago White Sox history will be honored Sunday when the team unveils a life-size sculpture of Harold Baines in the plaza above the seats in center field.
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Local music sought for CD
Sudbury's Musical Playground is a song-writing contest looking for 12 local children's songs to be featured on a compilations CD to raise money for the Ten Rainbows Children's Foundation. The Sudbury Star will accept locally written songs until Sept. 5. Entry forms are available online and at [...]
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The Art Newspaper 07/17/08
US Museums' Assoc. Sets New Rules For Antiquities Acquisition "These new guidelines suggest no works exported from their country of origin before 1970--the date set by the Unesco convention on the illicit trade of the same year--should enter North American collections."
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Albert Lea Tribune
I want to thank Brie for her wonderful photography talent. Brie, I have been watching your talent get better and better. The photos that you took at the coming home of the soldiers were not only beautiful but full of emotion — a skill of a true artist.
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Santa Monica To Paris: 'Glow' Will Prove Who the Real City of Light Is [Glow]
The beach will literally glow this weekend in Santa Monica, as the city launches its first-ever light installation / art festival. While it may be true that they got the idea from the Parisian art...
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Pop art theft
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 10:01 a.m. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (AP) -- Officials say one or more thieves broke into a Swedish museum and stole work done by American pop icons Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Police say the break-in happened at the Abergs Museum near Stockholm early Friday.
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Pop art theft
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 9:01 a.m. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (AP) -- Officials say one or more thieves broke into a Swedish museum and stole work done by American pop icons Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Police say the break-in happened at the Abergs Museum near Stockholm early Friday.
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First Place winners of the 34th Annual Art Show: back row, left to right: Edward Carlin of Ocean View, Enrico Cannizzaro of Marmora, Jay Demarest of Ocean View, Betty Campbell of North Cape May, Adelaide Chicano of North Wildwood, Helen Eigabroadt of Avalon and Jean West of Cape May. Front row: Roberta McCaughey of Ocean View, Gwen Moye of West Cape May and Paula Brown of West Cape May.
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Camp Collage today features Rockford students' performance
About 60 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders from Rockford public schools have been learning about going green this week at Camp Collage 2008, “Going Green: Exploring Energy Through Art, Dance and Science,” at Riverfront Museum Park.
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Traveling exhibit part of this year's Wabash Arts Camp
Campers of the Wabash Arts Camp get a special treat this year as the traveling exhibit, Picturing America, is making a stop in Shenandoah the week of July 20.
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Warhol, Lichtenstein art stolen in Sweden
Museum officials say two Warhol and three Lichtenstein paintings were stolen as well as a Disney movie-poster.
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£1m windfall for museum upgrade
The National Museums Scotland benefits from a £1m donation.
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Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein art stolen in Sweden
Officials say thieves broke into a Swedish museum and stole work done by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein
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Warhol, Lichtenstein art stolen from Swedish museum; Disney poster also taken
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Officials in Sweden say one or more thieves broke into a museum and stole work done by American pop icons Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
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15 minutes of Stoneham
As the American artist Andy Warhol once said, “Everyone has their 15 minutes of fame.” And now it’s Stoneham’s turn.
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Register for Midsummer Art Show
To cultivate creativity for young artists, Duxbury Art Association has scheduled workshops to help them create masterpieces for the Midsummer Art Show. The workshops, titled Create A Framed Masterpiece, are planned for 10 a.m. to noon on July 19 or 26.
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Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein art stolen in Sweden
Officials say one or more thieves broke into a Swedish museum and stole work done by American pop icons Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
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Louvre Gets A Major Hit Of Islam
"The Louvre's bold new Islamic art wing had its first stone laid by Sarkozy yesterday , launching the museum's most daring project since IM Pei created the giant glass pyramid 20 years ago.
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Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein art stolen in Sweden
Officials say one or more thieves broke into a Swedish museum and stole work done by American pop icons Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Police say the break-in happened at the Abergs Museum near Stockholm early Friday. Museum officials say two Warhol and three Lichtenstein paintings were stolen as well as a Disney movie-poster. The museum estimates the value of the stolen artwork at around ...
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Tahoe music festival finds home at Homewood Resort
This illustration shows how the owners of Homewood plan to integrate the amphitheater into their development plans.
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The Clam Is King In Yarmouth This Weekend
YARMOUTH (NEWS CENTER) -- Thousands of people will sample a clam or two in Yarmouth this weekend, as the town hosts its annual festival devoted to the bivalves.
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Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein art stolen in Sweden
Associated Press - July 18, 2008 9:03 AM ET STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Officials say one or more thieves broke into a Swedish museum and stole work done by American pop icons Andy Warhol and Roy...
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TAL-lying up art contest winners
The Tahoe Art League recently selected its June art contest winners. Dr. Forrest Patin won first prize for "Stripes," his geometric photograph of a group of zebras.
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Art Museum needs to move downtown
With the UI Museum of Art having faced so much destruction in the flood, the best move it can make is to move. Relocating the museum would ensure that it comes back even better than the wonderful place it has been. The new museum would be refined and revamped. It would stand as our triumph in the face of the flood. Hopefully, lengthy discussions and evaluations can be avoided - because the ...
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