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(BPT) – Did you begin the year with an updated fitness regime? Are you pursuing new hobbies or getting better organized? Why not make a few changes to not only …
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(BPT) – Despite its negative reputation, the number 13 doesn’t always have to be unlucky. Take these top 10 decor trends for 2013 from design experts, manufacturers and trend forecasters …
(BPT) – Did you know spring is the best time to sell your home? And now that the housing market is bouncing back, there’s never been a better time to …
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Ryan Sindon February 20, 2013 Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories Just in time for Black History Month, Santa Monica College held an opening reception for “African American Treasures: …
By Andre Gallant Tragic lives in the art world are so common as to be unfortunately dismissible. Poverty. Infamy. Obscurity. Traits of certain artists have become the stuff of cocktail …
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Cbabi Bayoc: Painting Possibilities Text | Erin Williams for St. Louis Public Radio For the past year, artist and businessman Cbabi Bayoc has attempted to create a portrait a day of a …
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“[In art] you can depict segregation, starving and homelessness, but in Varnette’s work you can see teenagers doing homework, a family cooking a meal, girls doing their hair.” –Bill Cosby …
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Focus: Gary Simmons Jan 13, 2013 – Mar 14, 2013 MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH 3200 Darnell Street Fort Worth, TX New York-based artist Gary Simmons is known for …
Somewhere between formalism and the concrete struggles of race and identity, artist William Pope.L makes works that literally pull people together TEXT | Ross Simonini PHOTOGRAPHY | Grant Delin Excerpt: …
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The Endangered Species: A Visual Response to the Vanishing Black Man February 22, 2013 – May 7, 2013 Opening reception: Friday, February 22, 2013, 6 to 9pm BLANC GALLERY 4445 …
The Huffington Post | By Sara Gates In a move criticized by many, Facebook removed a photo of a breast cancer survivor’s large chest tattoo, citing a violation of its …
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We Come Undone February 20, 2013 – March 30, 2013 Reception: February 19, 2013, 6 to 8 pm. TILTON GALLERY 8 East 76th Street New York, NY Tilton Gallery is pleased to …
Portraits of Perfection Text | Vincent Graff for the MailOnline.com Published | January 30, 2013 Stare closely at the pictures on this page. What do you think it took to …
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For many years, artist Lady Bird Strickland painted the people that she met in her life – and it was no ordinary life Text | Kathy Boccella for Philly.com Published …
Price $8 DOWNLOAD NOW An overview of African American Art and Artists from Colonial Times to Present. There are sketches of Joshua Johnson, Edward M. Bannister, Henry O. Tanner, Aaron …