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One revival that should never have been staged
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The Garrick, owner of England's finest collection of theatre
paintings, has instituted a prize for new work. Alas, the genre is
beyond resurrection
THE tradition of painting actors is peculiarly English. Rooted in
the 18th century, it was partly conventional portraiture and partly a
response to the Franco-Italian tradition of painting subjects drawn
from ancient history to which - though a few artists from the British
Isles paid some attention to this Continental business - we were
la...
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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One revival that should never have been staged.
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: BRIAN SEWELL The Garrick, owner of England's finest collection of theatre paintings, has instituted a prize for new work. Alas, the genre is beyond resurrection THE tradition of painting actors is peculiarly English. Rooted in the 18th century, it was partly conventional portraiture and
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One revival that should never have been staged
Evening Standard - London
; The Garrick, owner of England's finest collection of theatre paintings, has instituted a prize for new work. Alas, the genre is beyond resurrection THE tradition of painting actors is peculiarly English. Rooted in the 18th century, it was partly conventional portraiture and partly a response to the
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Sell pickled sheep; buy portraits; Art; British portraiture is thriving.(Britain)(portrait painter Stuart Pearson Wright wins prize, and then calls for the replacement of the Tate Gallery's director)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US)
; THIS week the winner of one of the art world's most valuable prizes was announced. Stuart Pearson Wright scooped the [pound]25,000 ($35,000) BP Portrait prize for his The Six Presidents of the British Academy . The picture was controversial enough. It displays a dead chicken in the middle of a
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gallery pot-shots leave blood on the canvas.
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: BRIAN SEWELL STUART Pears on Wright was briefly famous last month,in small part for winning [pound]25,000 but in large for publicly abusing Sir Nicholas Serota as a monstrous and Mephistophelian influence in contemporary art.The occasion was the annual ceremony in the National Portrait
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gallery pot-shots leave blood on the canvas
Evening Standard - London
; STUART Pears on Wright was briefly famous last month,in small part for winning 25,000 but in large for publicly abusing Sir Nicholas Serota as a monstrous and Mephistophelian influence in contemporary art.The occasion was the annual ceremony in the National Portrait Gallery at which the winners of
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Judges
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
; J. CLINTON MCCANN, Judges (IBC; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002). Pp. x + 146. Paper $22.95. McCann's focus on teaching and preaching the Book of Judges accords with the aims of the Interpretation series. Given the violent, shocking content of Judges, this is not easy, but M. does rise to
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HELPING JUDGES IN DISTRESS
Judicature
; Judges are subject to a wide range of physical and emotional problems and stresses but often don't get the help they need. A "wellness initiative" in the courts could help overcome the unique barriers they face in obtaining assistance. Judges come from the ranks of lawyers, and lawyers, as a group,
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Judges get panel's endorsement 11 in 4th Judicial District face retention votes in November
The Gazette
; In recent years, judges in other states have been booted from the bench for being constantly drunk, viewing pornography on work computers or, like a Utah judge this year, for having three wives. Barring such blatant judicial misbehavior, voters in Colorado must rely on information from the state's
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Weekly Muse
The Independent - London
; ... arbitrary thing, The one hung in a gallery Another stuck in Burger King. Or so says Stuart Pearson Wright, According to our Wednesday news, Who, having won the BP prize, Assails the Tate with this J'accuse: The gallery, he claims, is wrong For flagging up conceptual ...
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When judges need to be judged
Chicago Sun-Times
; Eighteen Cook County judges have gone to prison since 1984 for federal crimes such as taking bribes. So you would think the message would be loud and clear by now. But if there proves to be merit in a complaint filed two weeks ago charging two judges with fixing a traffic ticket, it seems a few
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