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Portrait Information
837 words, approx. 3 pages
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in...


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Colbert portrait hangs at Smithsonian
1/17/2008: 542 words, approx. 2 pages
Stephen Colbert was denied when he tried to run for president this year in South Carolina. Now the fake TV pundit is getting some love from the city of his birth.His portrait was hung Wednesday at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington for...
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Colo. asked to return Clinton portrait
2/17/2007: 592 words, approx. 2 pages
The National Archives and Records Administration wants the portrait of President Clinton now hanging at the State Capitol returned, but a brewing fight to keep it has united a Democrat and Republican, if only temporarily.The portrait has been on loan to the state for about...
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Rare Raphael portrait to be auctioned
5/21/2007: 298 words, approx. 1 pages
A rare portrait by Renaissance master Raphael that shows a Florentine ruler from the famed Medici family will be offered at a public auction this summer, Christie's said Monday.Christie's expects the portrait to fetch a record $19.7 million to $29.5 million. The record price for...
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Portrait raises questions about spending
1/5/2008: 330 words, approx. 1 pages
The recently retired director of the National Museum of the American Indian spent $48,500 in museum funds to commission a portrait of himself and selected a non-Indian artist to create it, a newspaper reported Friday.The portrait of W. Richard West Jr. by New York painter...
 


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Self Portraits
1,279 words, approx. 4 pages
Discusses the hidden meanings behind selected self portraits. Artists used are Frida Kahlo, James Gleeson, and Edvard Munch.


 

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