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WORCESTER - While the development of a comic book usually takes several months, 35 would-be cartoonists from all walks of life gathered at the Worcester Art Museum to try their hands at creating one in a single day.
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Byron, Flashman, Steerforth ... when it comes to men, I'll take the classical ideal every time
I was one month shy of my 11th birthday when my parents gave me for Christmas the Oxford University Press edition of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, "with 40 illustrations by Phiz". When I got to the illustration facing page 88, in which Steerforth confronts Mr Mell, I fell in love, with a squiggle of Indian ink representing Steerforth's noble brow under a tumble of curls, his flashing ...
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Unknown Group of Seven piece surfaces
HAMILTON–Bert Dorpmans flew to Vancouver recently to look at a painting, no more than 12 inches by 15 inches, but big enough to make an impression.
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LONDON–Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett are among hundreds of famous faces captured during the intense moments before going onstage in a new exhibition by a British photographer.
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Bacon's Portrait Sold for More Than $9
Painted by Lucien Freud, British painter Francis Bacon’s portrait fetched 9,404,346 dollars when it went under the hammer at Christie’s in London. The unfinished work, which was painted in 1956-57, is one of only two oil paintings that Freud ever undertook of Bacon.
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The Carle Names Alexandra Kennedy as New Executive Director
Rapidly-growing museum expands senior leadership team withaddition of Disney Publishing alum. (PRWeb Oct 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1488074.htm
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Youth orchestra to mix it up in concert
Central Florida Youth Orchestra will present a fall festival concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Tavares, 600 W. Ianthe St.
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Yoko Ono visits ladder art display
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has made a visit to see how her art exhibition involving ladders is running.
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Gossip Gallery on Sukhumvit 28 is hosting M. L. Saksin Karsamsun’s ‘Alien Um Yokee’ a charity art exhibition Saturday, ...
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Painting a salve for Saddam's doctor
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- As bombs fell on Baghdad one night during the first Persian Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's bodyguards banged on Dr. Ala Bashir's door.
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Loyd-Webber seeks to restore Brit pride with Eurovision song
Stung by a decade of flops at the Eurovision Song Contest, Britain is turning to the master.
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Boxing News: Steve Cunningham, Damian Jonak, Cliff Couser
IBF cruiserweight world champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, will be taking a little time out from training for his upcoming title defense against Tomasz Adamek on the 11th December at the Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, to be one of the guest panelists at the U.S. Sports film festival which is being hosted by the city of Philadelphia between the 23rd and 26th October 2008. .
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24 stars show off their photo skills in new exhibition
Kiefer Sutherland and his 24 castmates are to show off their photographic skills at a new exhibition celebrating the launch of the hit drama's upcoming seventh season.
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Retired art teacher shows off works
WYALUSING — Lonely and tired, round hay bales huddle in a field. Snow covers their tops and the ground, and they sink into the earth, despairing over being forgotten, left behind. A purple-gray sky looms above.
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AIDS walk raises 425G for services, prevention
More than 15,000 people gathered at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to participate in the city's 22nd annual AIDS Walk yesterday.
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VCU will mark 40th anniversary this week
Partnership will be celebrated as VCU transforms Monroe Park into a collection of villages for a festival that pays tribute to the neighborhoods surrounding the campus as well as the university's own history and growth.
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Dividends in research
Better medical devices and more high-tech jobs may be in Thunder Bay‘s future. The Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute, which held a presentation Sunday at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, has been operating since September of last year with 25 employees and six researchers.
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EMW Club will Host Auction
The Boys & Girls Club of Elma, Marilla and Wales will host its annual Razzle, Dazzle WOW! Auction at the Boys & Girls Club at 2080 Girdle Road (across from Iroquois Central Schools) on Sat., Nov. 8 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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World Briefs
An unfinished portrait of Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud, one of only two he ever painted of his friend and the only one whose whereabouts is known, sold for £5.4 million yesterday, auction house Christie's said.
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Around the County
The Edmonds Arts Festival Museum and Edmonds Arts Commission are set to present the art of Yoshiyasu Fujii from Oct. 29 through Nov. 29. The museum's gallery and the arts commission's display case are at 700 Main St. in Edmonds.
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Mossy Creek Festival summons feel of simpler time
The old ways are not forgotten at the Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival, they are celebrated.
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Lean times for artists
Sisseton artists Melody Westerman and her husband, Chris, say their wares — like those of their colleagues — no longer fly off the tables at festivals and shows as the tightening economy leads patrons to back off on art purchases.
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QUICK CLICKS: Local news briefs for Sunday, Oct. 19
The Martin Museum of Art in Baylor University’s Hooper-Schaeffer Fine Arts Center will present a gallery talk with Armin Mersmann at 2 and 4 p.m. Tuesday.
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The Carle Names Alexandra Kennedy as New Executive Director
Rapidly-growing museum expands senior leadership team with addition of Disney Publishing alum.
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Freud portrait of Bacon sold for £5.4m
An oil painting of Francis Bacon by his close friend Lucian Freud, one of only two of its kind, has been sold for 5.4 million pounds in London, the auction house Christie's said.
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