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Chief of American Academy in Rome Is to Step Down

ROME — The president and chief executive of the American Academy in Rome, Adele Chatfield-Taylor, announced on Thursday that she would step down at the end of next year after nearly 25 years as leader...

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Adelaide connection in trove of World War I pictures from France

A TROVE of photographs of unnamed World War I soldiers discovered last year in three large chests in France has found a powerful Adelaide connection. Ever since journalist Ross Coulthart discovered...

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US writer Julie Otsuka wins Femina foreign novel prize

American writer Julie Otsuka (left) won France’s Femina foreign novel prize on Monday for her second novel, The Buddha in the Attic. The Prix Femina went to French writer Patrick Deville (right) for...

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Raphaëlle de Groot of Montreal wins $50K Sobey Art Award

Raphaëlle de Groot of Montreal has been named winner of the $50,000 Sobey Art Award, a prize for emerging contemporary artists. (Art Gallery of Nova Scotia ) Raphaëlle de Groot of Montreal has been...

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MFAH has a new Kuwait connection

Houston Chronicle | November 2, 2012 | Updated: November 3, 2012 1:26pm Comments (0) E-mail Print Tweet Page 1 of 1 It wasn't quite as simple as rubbing Aladdin's lamp, but the Museum of Fine Arts,...

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"Marie Antoinette" reigns in modern compassionate take on misunderstood queen

Related topics Yale Repertory TheatreYale RepMarie Antoinettetheater in Connecticut Rating for "Marie Antoinette" at Yale Rep 5 Advertisement David Adjmi's new play "Marie Antoinette," now enjoying a...

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China's Leading Contemporary Artist Gets First UK Show

LONDON, November 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The first solo British exhibition by leading Chinese artist, Zeng Fanzhi, will open at Gagosian in London on 20 November 2012. (Photo:...

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Nothing but raves for the new 'Karenina'

Related topics film reviewTolstoyTom StoppardJoe WrightKeira Knightley Rating for "Anna Karenina" 5 Advertisement The iconic opening of Tolstoy's 1877 "Anna Karenina" - "Happy families are all alike;...

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‘Signals’ shows there’s plenty going on in Washington’s art scene

About 50 years ago, our town was home to an art movement of significance, the Washington Color School. (How much significance? That’s still a matter of debate.) No subsequent group of local artists...

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FAVORITE TREASURES OF SHOSO-IN / Dazzling twirl depicts ancient people's...

This is the second in a series of interviews in which prominent figures discuss their affection for one of the artifacts displayed at the 64th Annual Exhibition of...

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'Wozzeck': not to be missed in L.A. and N.Y.

Related topics WozzeckEsa-Pekka SalonenCal Performances Rating for Philharmonia concert performance of Berg's "Wozzeck" 5 Advertisement A white-heat intensive, glorious concert performance of Alban...

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First World War medal goes home to Kahnawake

A Victory medal awarded to First World War soldier Pte. James Beauvais is shown by his great-niece, Lynn Beauvais Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in Khanawake, Que. The lost medal has been returned,...

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Ancient Americas events this weekend, Nov. 3-4, 2012

Related topics Ancient CivilizationsNative AmericanMayanHistoryarchaeologyarcheology Advertisement November is Native American History month. Check out some of these great lectures and symposiums that...

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Gae Aulenti obituary

Italian architect and designer who created the Musée d'Orsay from a railway station The Musée d'Orsay in Paris was created out of the Beaux Arts-style Gare d'Orsay to create a new art space. It...

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Stolen Rembrandts, other masterpieces, net thieves little more than heat,...

The largest art heist in history, a brazen theft of masterpieces by such painters as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Manet valued at $580 million, likely left the thieves with nothing but heat.  In the early...

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5 free things to do in Paris includes Sacre Coeur, romance

The 400-year-old Tuileries gardens sit tranquilly in the heart of the capital between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde. (Remy de la Mauviniere, The Associated Press) PARIS — Paris is one...

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Fort Myers metal sculptor Byron Wood exhibiting at Museum of the Everglades

Related topics Arts & Exhibits Advertisement Local metal sculptor Byron M. Wood is exhibiting his work at the Museum of the Everglades in Everglades City during the month of November. The exhibit...

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Made in St. Louis: Local designer makes hand-crafted jewelry

MICHELLE CARYN EVANS:BC feature 1st graph--> Home • Olivette Age • 43 Family • Married with an 18-year-old daughter. What she makes”•”She is the owner of Michelle Caryn Design, and she makes...

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An Oil-Rich Revolution

By JONATHAN LOPEZ The Road to Van Eyck Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Through Feb. 10 Rotterdam, Netherlands Early in the 15th century, the Van Eyck family of Netherlandish painters—principally...

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Michaan, Auction House in the Bay Area, Presents Our National Treasures by...

Bay Area auction house, Michaan, announces that the Louis Comfort Tiffany collection, from Japan, will be up for auction on November 17th. Alameda, CA (PRWEB) November 14, 2012 Many of the finest...

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