Gowan and Rawlings: A study in contrasts New York Beacon, The | April 28, 2004| | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame
New York Beacon, The
04-28-2004
Recently, I had a telephone conversation with my daughter's maternal
grand-mother in which I expressed my opinion regarding Nigeria's war-time
head-of-state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, as perhaps the most constructive
post-colonial premier to have emerged out of Africa's most populous
country. Such assertion bordered on treading on live electric wires; for
Mrs. Ononaji is an Ibo, from the Imo heartland of the former Republic of
Biafra. And during the infamous Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970), in which an
estimated three to five million people lost their ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	The Man Who Outdid Rembrandt; Frans van Mieris, Casual Master of Luxe Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ; The paintings of Frans van Mieris contain every luxury a prosperous Dutch...burgher who could afford to count a van Mieris among his treasures didn't need a...Painterly Refinement: The Art of Frans van Mieris," an exquisite show of 34 paintings...
	Van Mieris: Playful brush with society; 'Amorous' at National Gallery.(ARTS & CULTURE)(ART) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times ; ...Painterly Refinement: The Art of Frans van Mieris," we wonder what those Dutch were up...question long. Although the paintings of van Mieris the Elder (1635-1681) are tiny (most...only hints. In "Teasing the Pet," van Mieris portrays himself trying to pull the ear...
	Van Mieris Painting Stolen in Australia News Wire article from: AP Online ; ...the weekend, and police suspect an inside job, officials said Thursday. "A Cavalier" by Baroque-era artist Frans van Mieris, disappeared from a small room in the Art Gallery of New South Wales. An oak panel painted in oil, the picture depicts a...
	National Gallery of Art celebrates renowned Renaissance artist. Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune ; ...works by another Dutch artist, Frans van Mieris (1635-1681), were the hot items to own. Van Mieris earned more money than many of his famous...works by Rembrandt and Hals, not Van Mieris, were considered the prized masterpieces...
	Arts Guide Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune ; ...Netherlands / The HagueMauritshuis To Jan. 22: ''Frans van Mieris, 1635-1681.'' An exhibition devoted to the Leiden painter...bright colors and precise attention to detail, demonstrate van Mieris's ability to render almost perfect reality. Closed Mondays...
	London Gallery to Return Looted Art News Wire article from: AP Online ; ...century drawings - attributed to Carl Ruthart, Frans van Mieris the Elder and Guiseppe Bibiena - were seized from Feldmann...Feldmann's family had agreed to let the gallery keep the van Mieris drawing as a gift. In April, the British government agreed...
	NSW: Stolen painting could have been hidden under a coat Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia) ; ...head admits. The 17th century work by Dutch master Frans van Mieris, titled A Cavalier (Self Portrait), was stolen from the...he told reporters. "Anybody who knows anything about van Mieris or Dutch painters, 17th century painting, will know that painting...
	The age of Rembrandt at the Queen's Gallery. Magazine article from: Contemporary Review ; ...even his colours. These he personally ground, no doubt with the aid of his pupils, Godfried Schalcken, the elder Frans van Mieris and Gabriel Metsu. When he sat down at his easel, he waited for the dust to settle, then, still fearful, painted under...
	Security in picture after artwork theft. News Wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence ; ...suggestions that security was inadequate prior to a major theft. "A Cavalier", a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Frans van Mieris, was stolen on 10 June 2007. It was worth $A1.4m but the room in which it was hung did not have a security camera or a...
	Puzzling fate of a masterpiece. News Wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence ; ...inability of authorities to recover a painting stolen from the gallery in 2007. The self-portrait of Dutch master Frans van Mieris is listed on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation's top 10 list of unsolved art crimes. Publication Date: 2 July 2009...

For more facts and information, see all results

Find more facts and information related to the article "Gowan and Rawlings: A study in contrasts"