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From originals in corporate boardrooms to framed prints and calendars on kitchen walls, the paintings of landscape artist Hans Heysen became a decorative standard in the 20th century.
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Utah Polls Open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. MST
Utah voters went to the polls in damp, chilly weather Tuesday to help choose a new U.S. president in what has been a lively, historic and long race. There are also several statewide contests for voters to decide, including whether to return Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman for second term. All seats in the Utah House of Representatives and half the state Senate are on the ballot, along with numerous ...
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Finding the master
From originals in corporate boardrooms to framed prints and calendars on kitchen walls, the paintings of landscape artist Hans Heysen became a decorative standard in the 20th century. In fact, so fami
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OTTAWA - A Montreal-based artist who became immersed in photography five years ago has won a prize for her camera work from the Canada Council for the Arts.
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An elm-to-eagle transformation draws a crowd
Wood sculptor Curtis Ingvoldstad with the eagle and Liberty Bell he carved out of the trunk of an elm tree in Richfield.
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Museums both large and small begin preserving collections digitally
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The keepers of history aren't all about looking back in time. Curators of museums large and small are embracing the Internet as a way to move older works from storage to cyberspace - a sort of permanent store room unaffected by moisture and pests, and one that anyone can enter.
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Photoshop.com to get more social and in sync
Online laggard Adobe is trying to make up for lost time with more social options for Photoshop.com. Also: a tool to sync online photos with those on your computer.
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Dog Pictures 101: Getting Their Attention
A popular subject for photography has been puppy pictures; it has been a growing trend to have puppy pictures taken and being made as subjects to their shoot. Anyone who has a dog tries to take a picture of them at one point or another, it’s a given.
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Montreal-based artist wins $8,000 photography prize
A Montreal-based artist who became immersed in photography five years ago has won a prize for her camera work from the Canada Council for the Arts.
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George Michael to pay £1 million for a model of his face
George Michael is to pay £1 million for a model of his face. The 'Careless Whisper’ singer is planning to splash out on a 24-carat gold and diamond replica of himself after seeing the sculptures on British TV show 'The Dragons’ Stories’ - a follow-up to entrepreneurial programme 'Dragons’ Den’.
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Art reception this Friday, Nov. 7 with Beebe Gallery artists Jon and Nancy Roll
The November 2008 Beebe Estate Gallery exhibit features local artists Jon and Nancy Roll, who will display paintings, jewelry and sculpture. Their richly detailed original works have a high level of craftsmanship and artistic creativity and will make for one of the finest Beebe shows of the year.
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One Bubble Yet To Pop
Christie's latest vintage clothing sale--which included an $8,300 bubble cape--proves that the auction market has time before it deflates.
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Art Meets Life! If Obama Loses, Gavin Brown Will Have a Lot of Extra Balloons
At the Election Night party at Gavin Brown 's Enterprise gallery, on Greenwich and Leroy streets in the West Village, balloons are attached to the ceiling. If Barack Obama wins tonight, they'll be released onto the floor. If he loses, they'll be left to slowly deflate. Mr. Brown is British and can't vote here. Still, he said, "if [Barack Obama] loses, the city will feel betrayed. People ...
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'Small' Is Actually Big at Guelman Tribute Show
05 November 2008 By Jessica Lee / Special to The Moscow Times When stepping into the "Small" exhibition at the Guelman Gallery, keep your eyes wide open, for you run the risk of not just missing one of the miniscule works on display but treading on one.
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Suitcase art arrives in Young
IN an attempt to bring a part of the National Gallery to the town Young District Arts Council has received a Suitcase Exhibition that was opened before witnesses earlier in the week. Member for the Arts Council’s Committee for Arts, Heather Ruhl, said it is going to be a very popular showing.
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Wyoming library sculpture evokes joy of reading
Eager to start reading a book just checked out of the library, she's plopped down on the front lawn, her nose in the story.
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Sisley in England and Wales - The Art Newspaper
Albert Sisley (1839-99) was born in Paris to British parents, becoming the only Englishman among the French impressionists, and yet he visited Britain only twice, in 1874 and 1897. Works from these visits, from private collections and American and European museums, are shown together for the first time.
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Children on the Edge to host Burmese art exhibit
3. Potential po+ten+tial n. 1. capacity for development 2. capable of being or becoming: a potential danger to safety. 3. someone or something that is considered a worthwhile possibility-c harcoal and watercolour
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Art of language
Pedestrians who happen by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York after dark, now through Dec. 31, get a treat: The Frank Lloyd Wright building at 89th Street and Fifth Avenue forms the screen for a series of moving...
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Vera Klement's Friday artist lecture canceled
The artist lecture by Vera Klement that was scheduled for Friday at the Rockford Art Museum has been canceled because of an emergency in her family. An exhibition of her work is on display at the museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford, through Jan. 6.
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And the winner of Minnesota's first walleye stamp contest is . . .
Nick Reitzel, a Karlstad, Minn., artist, has won Minnesota's first walleye stamp contest. Reitzel's painting of two walleyes, one chasing minnows and the other snapping at a jig, was selected from 40 entries in a contest sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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Fine Art Still Selling At Record Prices
Some historic artwork went up for sale as part of Sotheby's annual art auction, and records were set despite the sluggish economy. A 1916 painting by Kazimir Malevich went for more than $60 million in the Manhattan auction house.
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A sketch by Winnie the Pooh illustrator E.H. Shepard titled "Tiggers Don't Like Honey" brought nearly $50,000 at a London auction today. It was sold to a German collector for almost double the expected sale price.
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UWSP music professor wins grants to advance arts teaching and learning
A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point music professor has won two grants that he hopes will improve the way fine arts are taught and learned.
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Winnie the Pooh honey sketch fetches sweet price
An original sketch by illustrator E.H. Shepard from The House at Pooh Corner has fetched $57,000 at auction in London, well over the pre-sale estimate.
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