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Isabella Stewart Gardner
Isabella Stewart Gardner 1840-1924, American art collector, b. New York City. She lived in Boston following her marriage to the financier Jack Gardner. After the Civil War her home became known for brilliant social affairs and as a center for gatherings of painters, literary people, musicians, and... Read more |
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Alexander Stewart
Stewart, Alexander. See Buchan, 1st earl of.... Read more |
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William Armstrong Armstrong 1st Baron
Armstrong, William (Bill Armstrong)PERSONALCareer:Actor.CREDITSTelevision Appearances; Series:Paul Currie, Gems, Thames, 1985.Max Lubin, Capital City, ITV, 1989.Paul Slater, Casualty, 1991.All in the Game, ITV, 1993.Bloodsports host, Glam Metal Detectives (also known as GMD), BBC, 1995.Dr. Trevor... Read more |
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Jane Ellen Harrison
Jane Ellen Harrison 1850-1928, English classical scholar. She applied archaeological discoveries in the interpretation of Greek religion. Her works include Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (1903), Themis (1912), Ancient Art and Ritual (1913), and Epilegomena to the Study of Greek... Read more |
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columnist
columnist the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has supplanted the editorial for authoritative opinions on world problems. Usually independent of the policy of the... Read more |
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The Philadelphia Story
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY USA, 1940 Director:George Cukor Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corp.; black and white, 35mm; running time: 112 minutes. Released December 1940. Filmed 1940 MGM studios. Producer:Joseph Mankiewicz; screenplay:Donald... Read more |
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The Magnificent Ambersons
THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS USA, 1942 Director:Orson Welles Production:Mercury Productions; black and white, 35mm; running time: 88 minutes: Released 1942 by RKO Radio Pictures Inc. Producer:Orson Welles; screenplay:Orson Welles, from the novel by Booth... Read more |
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Citizen Kane
CITIZEN KANE USA, 1941 Director:Orson Welles Production:RKO Radio Pictures Corp.; black and white, 35mm, running time: 120 minutes. Released 1 May 1941, New York. Filmed 30 July through 23 October 1940 in RKO studios; cost: $686,033. Producer:Orson... Read more |
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Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki , 1931-, Japanese architect, b. Oita. One of his nation's most important contemporary architects, he has an international reputation and has designed notable buildings in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He worked for Kenzo Tange (1954-63) before opening his own firm in 1963.... Read more |
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Alexander Turney Stewart
Alexander Turney Stewart In the mid-19th century Alexander Turney Stewart (1803-1876) was America's leading retail dry-goods merchant and an outstanding dry-goods wholesaler. His innovations in merchandising profoundly affected American retail trade. Alexander Stewart was born on Oct. 12,... Read more |
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Art imitating art: Rolling Stone India & JWT: traditional arts bring modern...
...item and have meaning beyond its shelf life--just...looked to the traditional arts of India. As one of the...surviving forms of traditional art in existence. Artisans today still practise arts that have passed from...images in traditional ... |
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The art of imitating Rauschenberg's art [Correction 7/ 1/11]
...very like Rauschenberg trying to make art, and we were doing that," Power...two shows. 'The Foreigner' and 'Beyond Therapy' were packed. I mean, we...Also an actress, she appeared in "Beyond Therapy," a Christopher Durang comedy... |
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Art imitating life? The press takes a beating on stages.
...its collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art is not to be touched. Result: Conflict, which is stoked...reporter covering a World War I battle in "To the Green Fields Beyond," now at Writers' Theatre in Glencoe, Ill. (END OPTIONAL... |
 "The Washington Times (Washington, DC)")
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Is Washington imitating art?(Saturday)(The Mag Trade)
...around the country. Eerily, the movie now comes across as art being imitated, as it were, by real life. The genesis...25 Soul-Stirring Hikes You'll Never Forget." It goes beyond the Grand Canyon and the Appalachian Trail to take you exploring... |
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Industry: The Art Of Imitating Flight.
...simulator, approaching completion for a Middle Eastern airline. Beyond them stretched a line of other civil and military types on...fact, building today's simulators is a careful fusion of art and science where, as Chris Stellwag, CAE's director... |
 "The Independent on Sunday (London, England)")
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Preview Film: An art imitating life Charlotte O'Sullivan on `Manhattan',...
...TV writer Isaac (Allen), is desperate to upgrade his art, Woody was trying to dump the gags. Manhattan is both the...who has no bad side). Both women, however, have lives beyond their flesh. Mary is self-absorbed and flagrantly neurotic... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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Literary suit accuses art of imitating life
...trial and argue in Jimmy's defense. Whether Spender has a legal case will depend on the relevant British laws, which go beyond American copyright law in protecting a writer against unauthorized adaptations of his work. What Leavitt has done is both common... |
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Let's hope life doesn't begin imitating art. (On Advertising).(Minority...
...this to track our hero during the chase scene Although a bit of an easy ride for the scriptwriters, neither eventuality is beyond our projections of technical possibility. We've seen his in films before but, as I realised in the darkness of the cinema... |
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Catching Fire: Allegories of Alchemical Transformation in the Art of P.K. Page
...handling of alchemical themes goes beyond simply imitating or borrowing from alchemical traditions...vision and of key themes in her art. By way of a brief review of the...and visionary quality of Page's art has been commented on by several... |
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The art of life beyond the lens
...blue jeans, high heels and a red-chequered blouse, looking for all the world like a pretty blonde housewife. Life imitating art? I cannot shake the impression that Bonnaire, like Claire in the film, hides secrets. Bonnaire is so natural... |
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