The Precise Art Of Framing
Joe Satran On a recent afternoon at Julius Lowy Frame and Restoration Co., a three-by-four frame sat on a work table, shining with freshly-applied gold leaf. The craftsmen at Lowy, …
Kids In Tune, Kalamazoo Music Program, Changes Lives One Note At A Time
Southwest Michigan Second Wave | By Zinta Aistars This article originally appeared in Southwest Michigan Second Wave. A kid who would give up recess to make time for another lesson? …
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Race In Brazil: Majority-Minority Nation Offers Lesson To U.S. By JENNY BARCHFIELD
By JENNY BARCHFIELD RIO DE JANEIRO — Many Brazilians cast their country as racial democracy where people of different groups long have intermarried, resulting in a large mixed-race population. But …
Chicago History Museum Ebony Fashion Fair ‘Inspiring Beauty’ Exhibit Opens Saturday (Video)
In their latest special exhibition, the Chicago History Museum is paying homage to the Ebony Fashion Fair. The traveling show began in 1958 and, thanks to the leadership of its …
A Maserati, a Saarinen Chair, and a Navy Tuxedo: 10 Things Eric McKissack Loves
The CEO of Channing Capital Management has great taste—and a sense of humor about his “impractical” Gold Coast gear. By Heiji Choy Black Eric McKissack, 59, is known for his …
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Women’s History Month Artists: Celebrating WHM With Kara Walker As The Seven Of Diamonds
HuffPost Arts&Culture is celebrating Women’s History Monthwith the help of our favorite artists — female artists, of course. Every day of March we’re rolling out a new key player …
Understanding the New Pop Art
In production now for distribution in March 2013: a special issue on connections between visual art, mass media, popular culture and digital technologies. The contemporary pop art genre is heavily influenced …
NEW YORK: Poetics and Politics
Distance and Desire: Encounters with the African Archive Part III: Poetics and Politics March 22 – May 18, 2013 Opening Reception: Thursday, March 21, from 6pm-8pm THE WALTHER COLLECTION …
TRANSITION: Merton D. Simpson (1928 – 2013)
Merton D. Simpson, Painter, Collector and Dealer in African Art, Dies at 84 Text | Bruce Weber Published | New York Times, March 14, 2013 Merton D. Simpson, an artist …
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Hillary-Michelle In 2016? Clinton, Obama Pairing Dubbed A ‘Dream Team’
The Huffington Post | By Dominique Mosbergen The 2016 election may still be several years away, but some democrats are already getting excited about a political match that they say …
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Michelle Obama’s Vogue Cover For April Exceeded Our Expectations
The Huffington Post | By Rebecca Adams Michelle Obama’s Vogue cover is finally here! After weeks of speculating (and speculating), the first lady’s second cover for the fashion glossy has …
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Edmund Pettus Bridge, ‘Bloody Sunday’ Site, Declared A Historic Landmark (Video)
Forty eight years ago, the Edmund Pettus Bridge was the site of a horrific attack on some 600 civil rights demonstrators, traveling from Selma to Montgomery. When the then Alabama …
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Framing — and Reflecting — Beauty
By MAURICE BERGER Inside a beauty parlor in a small Florida town, Carrie is having her hair done. She is oblivious to the commotion around her. Peering intently into a …
African American art in Prince George’s County
African American art is a constant feature in the cultural scene of Prince George’s County. Currently there are three diverse survey exhibitions of African American art in the county …
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‘Motown: The Musical’: Berry Gordy Readies ‘Last Major Endeavor’
By JEFF KAROUB and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER DETROIT — For Berry Gordy, conquering Broadway is the next – and by his own admission, last – major milestone of a magical, musical …
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