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National Gallery of Art
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. In December 1936, Andrew W. Mellon offered to build an art gallery for the United States in Washington, D.C., and to donate his superb art collection to the nation as the nucleus of its holdings. President Franklin D. Roosevelt recommended... Read more |
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John Byam Shaw
Shaw, John Byam (1872–1919). British painter and illustrator, born in Madras, the son of a high court official. He came to England in 1878 and studied at St John's Wood School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. His style was heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and he was at his best... Read more |
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National Art Collections Fund
National Art Collections Fund. The UK's largest art charity, established in 1903 to assist public collections to acquire works of art they would not otherwise be able to afford. The founders, who included Roger Fry and D. S. MacColl, shared a concern about the amount of art leaving the country,... Read more |
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Giovanni di Paolo
Giovanni di Paolo , c.1403-1483, major Italian painter of the Sienese school. Typical of the Sienese painters of his era, he paid scant attention to the artistic innovations made in nearby Florence, but often depended on the style established by the Sienese masters of the 14th cent. Fortunately,... Read more |
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Lawrence Alloway
Alloway, Lawrence (1926–1990). British art critic and curator, active for much of his career in the USA. He suffered from tuberculosis in his childhood and had little formal education, but he attended classes in art history at London University. After working as a lecturer at the National... Read more |
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United States. National Endowment for the Arts
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent federal agency that supports and funds the arts in the United States. The endowment was established by the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, which defines the arts to include music, dance, drama, folk art,... Read more |
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hip-hop
HIP-HOP CULTURE Background During the late 1970s an underground urban movement known as "hip-hop" began to develop in the South Bronx area of New York City. Encompassing graffiti art, break dancing, rap music, and fashion, hip-hop became the dominant cultural movement of the African American and... Read more |
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Tate Gallery
Tate Gallery London, originally the National Gallery of British Art. The original building (in Millbank on the former site of Millbank Prison), with a collection of 65 modern British paintings, was given by Sir Henry Tate and was opened in 1897. It was extended by another gift of Tate's in 1899,... Read more |
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Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution research and education center, at Washington, D.C.; founded 1846 under the terms of the will of James Smithson of London, who in 1829 bequeathed his fortune to the United States to create an establishment for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." The... Read more |
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States of grace: Barbara Novak on "American Sublime". (The Vault...
IN 1829 THOMAS COLE COMPLAINED...and British Gallery in London...of Western art. It is rarely...American art at all...which the National Gallery of Art in Washington...s 1842 ... |
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COLE ART IMAGE IS RESTORED.(SHOWTIME)
...Washington Post Thomas Cole is out...party at the National Museum of American Art. A satellite...National Gallery of Art...treacly "The Voyage of Life" (1842...painter, as ... |
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Utica has art and history as well as beer
...Colonial life in upstate...celebrated art museum, a performing arts center...school of art. The gallery houses a...buildings. The art collection...collection is Thomas Cole's famous ... |
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Thomas Cole's Comeback
THOMAS COLE is out...party at the National Museum of American Art. A satellite...National Gallery of Art...treacly "The Voyage of Life" (1842...painter, as ... |
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Nature lives in his light; Gifford legacy in world travel.(ARTS & CULTURE)(ART)
...centerpiece at the National Gallery of Art's exemplary exhibit...the English-born Thomas Cole (1801-1848...East Garden Court to Cole's 1842 "Voyage of Life," enormous paintings...and "Old ... |
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EXHIBITION OF COLE'S ART MAKES STOP IN HARTFORD.(LIFE & LEISURE)
...his work, Thomas Cole harbored inside...exhibit ``Thomas Cole, Landscape...Organized by the National Gallery of Art in...panel ``Voyage of Life'' and his...Academy of ... |
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Nature Lives in His Light: Sanford R. Gifford's Legacy in World Travel.
...centerpiece at the National Gallery of Art's exemplary exhibit...the English-born Thomas Cole (1801-1848...East Garden Court to Cole's 1842 Voyage of Life, enormous paintings...Manhood, and ... |
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Commissioned music.(Lifestyle)
...Inspired by Art The first time...saw artist Thomas Cole's four...series "The Voyage of Life" 22 years...journey through life as he navigates...display at the National Gallery of ... |
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Hudson trail perfect to paint.(Arts & Entertainment)
...River School Art Trail, maps...of founder Thomas Cole in Catskill...Grove, a national historic site...floor has gallery space for...and "The Voyage of Life" are in museums...Grove, the ... |
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CATSKILLS: Views that inspired Hudson River School artists
...River School Art Trail, maps...of founder Thomas Cole in Catskill...Grove, a national historic site...It's what Cole saw from the...floor has gallery space for...and "The Voyage of Life" are ... |
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