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By Daniel Beekman AND Rich Schapiro / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The Met’s admission policy is as deceptive as an M.C. Escher sketch — duping millions of people into paying …
NEW YORK – New York City‘s annual art fairs week is expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors and generate millions of dollars. Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped kick off …
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The Huffington Post | By Priscilla Frank Take a deep breath before diving into the color-drenched palette of multimedia artist Romare Bearden. In his 1988 obituary, the New York Times …
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Keeping up with Payne Fine Arts Warren Payne For four decades G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe (1907-1999) was the dean of African-American artists in Louisville, Kentucky, an art scene in …
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COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Museum of Art membership affiliate group, Friends of African-American Art and Culture (FAAAC) celebrates its first anniversary at an annual meeting on Tuesday, March 12 at …
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Barkley Leonnard Hendricks (artist) American, born 1945 Sir Charles, Alias Willie Harris, 1972 oil on canvas overall: 213.6 x 182.9 cm (84 1/8 x 72 in.) William C. Whitney Foundation …
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Danielle M. Bennett Moses Groves was not always an artist. As a bass, baritone, and second tenor, he recorded with his group, Little Jimmy and The Tops, their hit singles, …
By Robin Cembalest Posted 01/22/13 “There have been the singing nun and the flying nun, but the hippest of all is Los Angeles’s painting nun,” noted Newsweek in its 1967 cover …
by Erin Strecker George Lucas may not be directing the new Star Wars movies, but he’s still found ways to occupy his time. In an interview with CBS This …
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Beyonce surprised fans on Tuesday evening when she posted a new promo for her upcoming Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. In the Pepsi-branded poster, four leggy Beyonces are shown with …
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Willie Cole (artist) American, born 1955 Domestic ID, V, 1992 steam-iron scorches with graphite on paper mounted in window frame framed: 46.4 x 116.8 cm (18 1/4 x 46 in.) …
Kara Walker (artist) American, born 1969 From the Tour: African American Artists: Collection Highlights Freedom, a Fable is an illustrated artist’s book with text and pop-up silhouettes. At first …
By Derrick Bryson Taylor On Saturday, Beyoncé opened up about splitting ways with her former manager and father Mathew Knowles in her documentary, Life Is But a Dream. The pop …
The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson Africa is slowly but surely making its presence in the world fashion. The continent has provided endless inspiration for designers, celebrities and virtually …
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Better than backstage passes to the Grammys, this triplex penthouse once belonged to Lenny Kravitz and is now being sold by Alicia Keys and her husband, Swizz Beatz. With over …
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