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David Bjelajac, a professor of art history at George Washington University, said portraitists must subordinate their artistic vision to the wishes of the subject. For that reason, top-flight artists normally are not interested in accepting such commissions, he said. (Boston Globe)
· Who was Doris Leeper? Oct 26, 2008
Born in 1929 in Charlotte, N.C., Leeper graduated from Duke University in 1951 with a degree in art history and went to work in commercial graphic arts and fine arts. Just seven years later, Leeper moved to Eldora, in what is now Canaveral National Seashore. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Test your art history Oct 25, 2008
The Montana Standard. The Montana Standard. (Montana Standard, MT)
Casper briefs Oct 25, 2008
The original pieces came from Penn State and it has traveled to colleges across the country," said Valerie Innella, art history instructor and gallery director."This exhibit is unique," said Innella, "because it encourages the reader to interact by adding their own images or comments to spaces on the page, to mar the 'sacred book' with the 'graffiti' of their thoughts. "The exhibit is free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Article Rating... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Careful with work activities Oct 25, 2008
There are writing groups, art history lectures, current events discussion groups, genealogy instruction, computer classes, crafting classes. the list goes on and on. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Mary Craig McLane Oct 24, 2008
She earned her master's degree in art history from Radcliffe College in Cambridge in 1953. She never married. (Boston Globe)
Glimpses of the abyss Oct 23, 2008
There is Korean-born, Vancouver-based artist Tim Lee, whose quiet, photo-based work generally explores the places where art history can be seen to touch pop culture (he just won this year's prestigious Sobey Art Award). Then there's the endlessly acerbic, Vancouver-based Rodney Graham, whose highly cerebral art operates at an irony level probably only detectable by bats: His Yokohama exhibition consisted of his mordant video documentation of his performance piece Lobbing Potatoes at a Gong... (Globe and Mail)
Region celebrating State Humanities Month Oct 23, 2008
Barringer, an Englishman, is the Paul Mellon Professor at the Yale University Art History Department. According to Jacks the lecture will revolve around England. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Literary events planned at U of I Oct 21, 2008
Participants in the Translating the Middle Ages conference will include medievalists who work in various disciplines from literature and language to history and art history and in national traditions from Scandinavia to Greece, focusing on the movement among vernacular languages Arab and Latin. Twenty-two distinguished scholars are scheduled to read original papers during the conference. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Critical Inspiration Oct 19, 2008
As an art history major, I could not see myself ever making the effort it would take really to imagine the pervasive sensibility of times and cultures other than my own ... As an art history student overdosed on projected slides, I found the physicality of the work stirring to the point of shock. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Saddam's doctor paints to ease war's horrors Oct 19, 2008
"After all, Saddam did not think he was an oppressive ruler nor that Iraqis hated him," said Nada Shabout, an art history associate professor at the University of North Texas. "Thus, art that expressed suffering and oppression was always about imperial powers and their inhuman policies against Arabs.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fast Break With Soccer's Brian Martin Oct 18, 2008
I've taken art history classes and often to go museums or exhibits in San Francisco. I've also done photography on my own and in classes. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Saddam's Doctor Navigates His Way to Art Oct 18, 2008
"After all, Saddam did not think he was an oppressive ruler nor that Iraqis hated him," said Nada Shabout, an art history associate professor at the University of North Texas and an expert on Middle Eastern art. "Thus, art that expressed suffering and oppression was always about imperial powers and their inhuman policies against Arabs.". (Newsmax)
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Oct 16, 2008
He spans generations, said Robert Mattison, a professor of art history and architecture at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. There is a parallel between (Wright s) idea of organic architecture and what we call sustainability today, and that s what makes it interesting. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
John McCain lives! Oct 16, 2008
McCain s wife has individual plastic with a half million on each of them, and the daughters have 50 grand on each of there s. McCain s daughter graduated Columbia with an art history major and years later has never held a job for a day ... McCain s wife has individual plastic with a half million on each of them, and the daughters have 50 grand on each of there s. McCain s daughter graduated Columbia with an art history major and years later has never held a job for a day ... McCain s wife has... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Drawing the lines Oct 16, 2008
Sophomore art history major Ambrose Naumann has been tattooed three times by Rose at his Halo Tattoo shop on Marshall Street. Naumann got his first tattoo on his 18th birthday. (Daily Orange, NY)
'Descartes' Bones' by Russell Shorto Oct 15, 2008
Art history entered the equation when a Frans Hals portrait of Descartes - and thus that portrait's usefulness as proof that the skull fit the man - had its authenticity challenged. The portrait of Descartes that hangs in the Louvre was thought to be Hals's work. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Tate's vision of a London under fire Oct 14, 2008
She added that she had placed replica artworks alongside the bunk beds as a nod to art history. "it is a work which is intense and turbulent, saying: 'Fasten your seatbelts,' but it is not a pessimistic work. it has a dark side but if you spend more time in it, it's not only dark," she said. (Independent)
Richard and Mica Hadar Scholars Dream Big and Overcome Adversity in Their Pursuit of College Education Oct 14, 2008
"I could not picture a future without my father, who I love so much. But life has to go on. That's when the realities of life kick in. The first, and harshest, reality is that my father provided most of the income to my family. The thought of paying for college was daunting and made me feel sick to my stomach. There seemed to be no way to remedy the situation. When one of my teachers nominated me for the Richard and Mica Hadar Foundation scholarship, I only had a vague idea of how the... (PR Newswire)
A 'Night Out' at the UI cultural centers Oct 14, 2008 Job market tight, even for MBAs Oct 11, 2008 Local pitcher to throw for U.S. on international team Oct 11, 2008 Love's Labour's Lost Oct 10, 2008 Art history professor coedits new book on Roman role models Oct 10, 2008 Stanford gets $200 million for arts education Oct 10, 2008 Labour peers urge Brown to back down in detention fight Oct 10, 2008 Humanities Day provides new opportunities for discovery Oct 10, 2008 Ignorance is no excuse Oct 10, 2008 George Palade, Nobel Winner for Work Inspiring Modern Cell Biology, Dies at 95 Oct 10, 2008 From across the centuries, a different view of Picasso Oct 10, 2008 Digital Thinking at Rhode Island School of Design Oct 10, 2008 * An old hand at the helm Oct 8, 2008 Vancouver's Tim Lee takes Sobey Art Award Oct 8, 2008 Artists, educators nervous about porn bill Oct 6, 2008 Atlanta man expert on cemetery symbols Oct 4, 2008 After-class mixer at the MFA Oct 3, 2008 Museum about 'Ben-Hur' author wins national award Oct 3, 2008 Rae does it again with self-portrait Oct 3, 2008 University, South Side communitiescan feast on the arts with Arcopia events Oct 3, 2008 FULL HIGHLIGHTS Oct 3, 2008 Art: Singapore Biennale puts accent on wonder Oct 3, 2008 Guggenheim chooses a curator, not a showman Oct 3, 2008 My my, hey hey, Tim Lee is $50000 richer today Oct 3, 2008 Blogging Is Big Business? Honest To Blog! Sep 25, 2008 Heidi Holland grows up Sep 23, 2008 Peter D. Barberie New Photographs C... Sep 23, 2008 Senior Notes (Sept. 25) Sep 23, 2008 Van Gogh and the Colours of the Night Sep 22, 2008 Posted -20 sec ago Sep 21, 2008 Renowned archaeologist dies at temple dig Sep 20, 2008 Remarks by the First Lady at the Nasher Sculpture Center Sep 20, 2008 Nocturnal van Gogh, illuminating the darkness Sep 19, 2008 Mabee-Gerrer Curator Casts Eye At Students Sep 19, 2008 Mazomanie, Wisc.: one cool small town Sep 18, 2008 DPS to offer free rape defense class Sep 18, 2008 Scholar returns from Malaysia to take reins of NIU Center for Southeast Asian Studies Sep 16, 2008 Read more... Sep 16, 2008 Book Review: Lewis Carroll by Anne ... Sep 15, 2008 CM for HP Bhawan in Bangalore Sep 15, 2008 Sox wives hit home run for charity Sep 13, 2008 Online Exhibition of Presidential Campaign Commercials, The Living Room Candidate, Launches 2008 Edition With New Design, New Interactive Features and All the Newest Ads Sep 13, 2008 Renaissance Man: Ricky Gervais Sep 13, 2008 Reed: Valpo's Malicoat keeps things in perspective Sep 12, 2008 Mary Reeve Marriott, at 52; was active in Boston's arts organizations Sep 11, 2008 School construction facing new design frontier Sep 11, 2008 Around Town -- There is plenty to do at the YWCA Sep 11, 2008 Wright's Taliesin showcases organic' architecture Sep 10, 2008 Post the First Comment Sep 10, 2008 Student needs call for change at UMKC Sep 9, 2008 Art and Academics Sep 8, 2008 Chun Kwang Young: Injecting color in arid landscapes Sep 8, 2008 McCain's VP pick: hit and miss Sep 8, 2008 MUW public administration certificate targets individuals in government Sep 7, 2008 Museum Attracts Fans Sep 7, 2008 Funky Spirit Sep 6, 2008 Damien Hirst: Bad Boy Makes Good Sep 6, 2008 Artist William Sidney Mount Sep 5, 2008 Beading their time: Artists display their work at Traditional Trades Days Sep 5, 2008 What's Happening Sep 4, 2008 Bloomington neurosurgeon rediscovers his love of painting Sep 3, 2008 I do have a job, protests Kate Middleton Sep 3, 2008 Prince William's girl dubbed 'waity Katy' Sep 3, 2008 MOMA appoints new curator of painting, sculpture Sep 3, 2008 USD names 2008 Schell lecturer Sep 2, 2008
Jennifer Delgado - The Daily Iowan. Issue date: 10/14/08 Section. (Daily Iowan, IA)
New exhibit puts focus on Gordon Parks Oct 11, 2008
Heather Campbell Coyle, associate curator at the Delaware Art Museum and a University of Delaware doctoral student in art history, was teaching a class in the history of photography when she learned of the Parks retrospective. She jumped at the chance to bring it to Wilmington. (MSNBC -- News)
But with the global financial crisis worsening by the hour, business majors may be left wondering whether they should ve studied art history or philosophy instead. That s how uncertain it has become for students completing a master s in business administration, or other business-related degrees. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
University of Rochester fireballer and art history major Joseph Ullman can relate both ways. Ullman, a Claverack native and Hudson Little League product, is about to broaden his horizons even further. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Love's Labour's Lost. 3 stars Courtyard, Stratford-upon-Avon. (guardian.co.uk)
Sinclair Bell, a new assistant professor of art history in NIU s School of Art, and Inge Lyse Hansen, an assistant professor of art history at John Cabot University, are the editors of a new book of essays that examine those questions. Role Models in the Roman World: Identity and Assimilation, was published in August by the University of Michigan Press. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Stanford will construct a new building for its Art and Art History Department, uniting the department under one roof, thanks to more than $200 million in gifts earmarked for arts education at the university ... "Great sparks happen when people come together in one place," Kristine Samuelson, chair of the Department of Art and Art History, said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
PM warned he faces heavy Lords defeat on 42 days Downing Street advised to avoid confrontation. Westminster correspondent. (guardian.co.uk)
Daisy Delogu, Assistant Professor of French in Romance Languages & Literatures and the College, and Aden Kumler, Assistant Professor in Art History and the College, will collaborate on a lecture, titled Love s Looks, Love Books, about one of the library s most prized holdings: the 14th-century manuscript of Le Roman de la Rose, or The Romance of the Rose. It was arguably the single most influential text of the later Middle Ages, one that also inspired extensive programs of illumination designed... (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
The premise for this war was not security but politics - and it is our politicians who should be in the dock. Monday February 9 2004. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Related News from NYT Health. By ANDREW POLLACK The New York Times Published: Oct 10, 2008. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
The nonlinear arrangement startlingly reveals the conscious or subconscious connections forged by Picasso, as though he had processed all of Western art history through an ingenious computer - his brain. "This exhibition is a revolution in the way we look at art," said Anne Baldassari, director of the Picasso Museum in Paris, who curated the show at the Grand Palais. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Soon, word spread that Maeda was thinking of axing the sacred Foundation Studies program, with its emphasis on drawing, art history, and building actual physical objects. Panic spread from the glass blowers' kilns to the weavers' workshops. (FastCompany)
Chou, who received her doctorate in art history and archaeology at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, served as secretary to two of the museums directors and headed its Exhibition Department for 16 years, during which time she organized numerous international exhibitions, including groundbreaking shows such as Monet and other Impressionists: Collections from Musee Marmottan Monet Paris (1993), Western Landscape in Paintings from the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries (from the collection of... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
I ask Lee how he accounts for this learned preoccupation with precedent in Vancouver art, and we talk about the strength of the art and art history departments at UBC where he did his MFA work, and the vitality of the discussion about art that goes on in the city at large ... He cites art history professor John O'Brian, artist Ken Lum and also Scott Watson as important mentors. (Globe and Mail)
Television, especially, should be more closely monitored, said Setiawan Sabana, an art history professor at Bandung Institute of Technology. Still, he said, adequate enforcement of existing laws would be preferable to the new porn bill. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
I have a background in art and art history and have been identifying symbols since then, he said. For instance, the weeping willow means mourning and grief. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Rensselaer Republican. (AP) A museum chronicling the life of "Ben-Hur" author Lew Wallace will be recognized during a White House ceremony next week with the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Rae's paintings reflect her interest in art history ... As a teenager Rae went to the Julian Ashton school in Sydney, then took up academic studies of art history and theory, but she missed the smell of the oil paint and at 25 took up painting again. (The Australian)
The exhibition curator, Wu Hung, the Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor in Art History and the College, will kick off the show with a discussion at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. A Jihad for Love, with film director Parvez Sharma, International House, Friday, Oct. 10: I-House will present the award-winning documentary film, which explores the complex global intersections between Islam and homosexuality. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
There will be an opening reception from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, with a lecture by exhibition curator Wu Hung, the Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor in Art History. A reception will follow. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
The Dutch photographer Desiree Dolron presents images from her "Xteriors" series (2001-2007), which were created with a strong sense of art history, calling to mind the paintings of Vermeer. The beautiful faces of her models are in fact digital photographic composites of different faces, as she explores the idea of globalization. (International Herald Tribune)
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Armstrong studied art history at Lake Forest College in Illinois and said he was deeply influenced there by Franz Schulze, a historian of Modern architecture who he said helped him appreciate art as well. Armstrong studied in France at the University of Dijon and then the Sorbonne in Paris. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
According to his official biography, Lee's oeuvre of photographs, videos and sculptures "replicates and reimagines seminal moments in art history and popular culture suggestively [interpellating] himself with the history of his subjects by loosely reconstructing specific works associated with their creators.". For example, the photograph My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) / Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black), Neil Young, 1979 is a two-part self-portrait in which Lee cops the Canadian folk rocker's... (National Post)
That decision led her to create , which features her own dog art, other artists' dog art, and dog art history featuring works from artist like Vincent Van Gogh and Andy Warhol. She now says she's generating revenue from six different sources, from ads on her blog to art sales to T-shirt and mug sales. (KCRA 3, CA)
Heidi is an art curator and educator of women in Art History. The opening scene is in a New York lecture hall in 1989 where Heidi discusses art with her students. (University News, MO)
After receiving his B.A. in art history at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, Peter Barberie earned his M.A. and Ph. D. from Princeton University. (Suite101.com)
Art history (American Art, 1950-1990). In the second half of the century, America breaks free of its European bonds to defy convention, and then dominate the entire art world. (Needham Tab, MA)
It is the first exhibition to be dedicated to Vincent van Gogh's representations of the evening and night, a theme which recurs throughout his oeuvre. Celebrated works from international collections will include The starry night (MoMA), Eugene Boch (Musee d'Orsay) and The potato eaters (Van Gogh Museum). (AbsoluteArts.com)
Belleville Intelligencer - Ontario, CA. Sunday, September 21, 2008. (Belleville Intelligencer)
"Kitov was born on March 1, 1943, in the southwestern town of Dupnitsa. He earned a history degree from the University of Sofia, and studied art history at the St. Petersburg State University.He is survived by his wife and 9-year-old daughter. A funeral is planned for Friday.Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. On NewsvineRate Story:LowHighMORE FROM SCIENCEScience Section FrontAdd... (MSNBC -- International)
It's more about the relationships the Nashers had with these artists, who are the greatest artists of their generation -- Picasso, Rodin, Oldenburg, Matisse, many others that are in here that are really very, very important to world history, art history. And so I urge people to come out to hear these personal stories that you'll be able to hear about when you see these different pieces. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Organized with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, this show has been overseen by Joachim Pissarro, adjunct curator in the Modern's department of painting and sculpture and a professor of art history at Hunter College; Sjraar van Heugten, head of collections at the Van Gogh Museum; and Jennifer Field, curatorial assistant in painting and sculpture at the Modern. Van Gogh discovered new colors everywhere, especially at night. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Merkt, who graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master's degree in art history and who came to the museum from the Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas, where she was the Outreach Coordinator, is well-versed in the advantages of art in the classroom. "I'd like to see art take on a greater role in other subjects: language arts, science and social studies," she said. (County-Wide News, Inc., OK)
One cool small town: Mazomanie, Wisconsin - US and Canada- msnbc. Free Quote from Insweb. (MSNBC -- Travel)
"I live off-campus, and I get scared walking at night because of attacks that have happened previously in the area," said Menjivar, a senior English and textual studies and art history major. "I never go anywhere by myself when it gets dark.". (Daily Orange, NY)
In all, more than 2,000 students each year take courses offered in the region s languages, literatures, anthropology, geography, history, religion, music, art history and government. One of only nine federally designated national resource centers for Southeast Asian studies, NIU s center is a hub of scholarship, boasting nearly 30 faculty associates and affiliates. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Online Exhibition of Presidential Campaign Commercials Updated :: PNNOnline. Online Exhibition of Presidential Campaign Commercials Updated Posted by: philcrosby on Monday, September 15, 2008. (PNN Online)
Each dated photograph featured in Lewis Carroll is accompanied by a brief explanation of the significance of the photograph and/or its subject(s) by Anne Higonnet, the Professor of Art History at Barnard College, Columbia University. Higonnet specialises in nineteenth century art and the photography of childhood. (Suite101.com)
Chamba, a repository of cultural heritage, has plenty to offer to the art history of the country. Dr. J.Ph. (Chandigarh Tribune)
"It's something we both laugh at." Bosworth, who met her boyfriend while getting her art history degree at UCLA, said she's recently gotten a really rotten reputation on the reality show, accused of making drama between longtime friend Conrad and roommate Audrina Patridge. "I feel like my character has been made into this mean-girl persona," she said. (Boston Globe)
Source: Museum of the Moving Image. GOING LIVE AFTER THE CONVENTIONS, MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE WEBSITE OFFERS COMMENTARIES AND SEARCH FUNCTIONS FOR EVERY CAMPAIGN FROM EISENHOWER VS. STEVENSON THROUGH MCCAIN VS. OBAMA. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
" Dude, I'm thinking, let's go make fun of paintings! But I can't stop him. I'm not asking questions, yet he starts telling me about the existential quality of his work. And about how money isn't important to him. This is not cool. Related Articles Watch comedian and executive producer of The Office Ricky Gervais talk about Steve Carrell, Gary Shandling and Richard Lewis Luckily, it lasts only 10 minutes, and then we're inside, and Gervais proves to be the best person in the world to go to a... (Time.com)
While she concentrates on playing volleyball and pursues a double major in art history and public relations, her husband is stationed in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps. . (ESPN -- College Sports)
She moved to Massachusetts to attend Smith College and graduated in 1978 with a degree in French and art history. During her junior year, she traveled to France to study and fell in love with the country, according to her sister, Cary Marriott of San Antonio. (Boston Globe)
Walker has been overseeing the university s renovation of Cleveland Hall, a $14 million, 45,000-square-foot facility that will be home to the art history department as well as studio arts. The rehab includes solar paneling, low-flow toilet fixtures and light shades of concrete to limit any kind of heat-island effect. (Columbus Business First, OH)
RECENT COLLEGE GRADS The following Marshfield residents graduated from their respective college or university earlier this spring: Franklin Pierce University, Peter A. Wilson, sports and recreational management; Saint Anselm College, Timothy J. Hubbard, cum laude, business; Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Justin M. Pelkowski, mechanical engineering; Arcadia University, Petrina Pappas, English; Western New England College, Douglas W. DiCristofaro business administration; University of Delaware,... (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
"He spans generations," said Robert Mattison, a professor of art history and architecture at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. "There is a parallel between (Wright's) idea of organic architecture and what we call sustainability today, and that's what makes it interesting.". (AZCentral -- Home)
"With sound scholarship Stephanie Ross beautifully integrates garden and art history, philosophy, psychology and literature," said Mara Miller, an artist whose collections are displayed across the country. "'What Gardens Mean' is a fascinating and original study of the history of gardens and the aesthetic and philosophical issues they raise," Miller said in a review of the book. (The Current Online, MO)
The constitutions for Graduate Art History and the African Student Association (ASA) were approved. Also, the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship was recognized as a new campus organization. (University News, MO)
Title: Associate Professor of Art History, and Director, UTSA Art Gallery and Satellite Space ... A. We offer a fully integrated curriculum of studio arts and art history, with training in traditional and newer media, a range of approaches to art history, and curatorial and exhibition opportunities. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Chun's printed words, Klein added, become buried "so that the work resembles organic forms that often grow up from the ground. These crystallized boulders and monumental pods with irregular surfaces reference the natural landscape, which is deeply imbedded in Korean art history, but are created from man-made modules made from both vintage and modern materials.". Chun said the piece he's working on now for the Aldrich museum, another tall sculpture, will be a calmer version of previous pods he... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Megan Sunzeri, a junior, art history and television, radio and film major, can't help but notice the irony. "First Mary Cheney contradicts her father's administration's stance on gay issues and now Bristol Palin makes a mockery of her mother's stance on sex ed," she said. (Daily Orange, NY)
According to Dr. Michael Burger, chair of the Department of History, Political Science and Geography at MUW, many people, with degrees in everything from forestry to art history, wind up working for government agencies or non-profit organizations. A good liberal arts education will give them the skills and knowledge to flourish, but such people may still lack more specialized skills and knowledge that pertain to government work, Burger said. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
"It was so interesting to me because I have an art history background," Keeley says of the museum. "It's such a happy place.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Art history seems to begin with the "Losers' " childhood memories of drawing. "I'm always worried about what a 12- or 13-year-old kid will think about what I'm doing," McGee says near the end of the film, long after he has made an art world name for himself. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Thanks to an unprecedented auction, British artist Damien Hirst is about to have the biggest payday in art history. The bull is called The Golden Calf and it's headed to market at Sotheby's in London, where it will be the star of a much hyped two-day sale of 223 works by Hirst that begins on Sept. 15. (Time.com)
Long Island-Born American Genre Painter. Painter William Sidney Mount rejected classical themes to celebrate everyday scenes from 19th century American life. (Suite101.com)
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Lamar Dodd School of Art Building Dedication - 2 p.m., University of Georgia's East Campus; an exhibit of artwork by school faculty members, a symposium on art history and a panel discussion on art education; (706) 542-1511 ... Plans, Plants, Prints and Paintings: The Meanings of the Visual Object - 2 to 3:30 p.m., Lamar Dodd School of Art; symposium by art history faculty members Janice Simon, Stefaan Van Liefferinge and Alisa Luxenberg; www. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Over the years, he continued to study art and art history by reading and by visiting art museums with Nita. It got to the point where I couldn t take it anymore, he recalled as he painted in his studio and listened to a Jimi Hendrix CD. About a year and a half ago, he began painting again, at Gregor s urging. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
People - Entertainment - smh. The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Welcome to Herald Sun. Prince's 'Waity Katy' not workshy, say pals. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
The 48-year-old has worked since 2003 at the Modern and earned her doctorate in art history at Yale University. She succeeds John Elderfield, who retired in July. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Flores publishes primarily on the environmental history of the American West, the art history of the West and Native American history. His book, "Horizontal Yellow: Nature and History in the Near Southwest," was a finalist for two literary prizes. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
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