Visual Arts, Civil War and the West
Artists have long been inspired to capture the heroism, tragedy, ideals, suffering, and destruction of war. Whether through painting and sculpture, or television an...
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Visual Arts, World War I
During World War I, the visual arts in America were an important part of the war effort. Both the government and the private sector used cartoons, poster art, film, and even i...
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Visual Arts, World War II
Although their contributions might not seem as obvious as those of war industry workers, nurses, and servicemen and -women, American painters, sculptors, graphic designers, i...
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Twelve students were honored with trophies and prize money Saturday for their short films at the 34th annual Student Academy Awards.Actress Zooey Deschanel, director John Landis and Academy Preside...
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What is it like to glimpse into the mind of moviemaker David Lynch? A new exhibition in Paris shows that it is every bit as twisted as a true fan could imagine.The exhibition, "The Air Is on Fire,"...
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Fisk University must delay its planned sale of a painting by Georgia O'Keeffe and one by Marsden Hartley for 30 days to see if money can be raised to keep the two works at the financially strapped ...
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The owner of a silkscreen self-portrait of Andy Warhol is suing the late artist's estate, saying it conspired for 20 years to control the market for Warhol's work with authority to stamp "DENIED" o...
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Thomas W. Gaehtgens, an internationally respected art historian, has been appointed director of the Getty Research Institute.Gaehtgens, 67, will join the institute on Nov. 1. He currently heads the...
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Georgia O'Keeffe's most famous painting "Radiator Building — Night, New York" and 100 other works won't be going to Arkansas if the museum that represents the late artist's estate has its way...
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A judge has agreed to consider Fisk University's proposal to sell a stake in a 101-piece collection donated by Georgia O'Keeffe, despite objections from the museum that represents the late artist's...
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Sylvia Friedman lost the New York Times endorsement to challenger Brian Kavanagh.
He is riding the Reform Albany message to the hilt. The message worked on 43rd Street, but what are people saying...
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Even Don Quixote didn't try tilting at windmills in the dark.Denver artist Patrick Marold has installed 2,700 mini-windmills along a Vail mountainside, each powering lights inside tubes the windmil...
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The author of a best-selling comic book series intended to teach children about other countries said Monday he would change a chapter on Jews that has been called anti-Semitic and similar to Nazi p...
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Visual Arts, Civil War and the West
12 students honored for their films
