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• Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

  
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  Hunter S. Thompson was a complex man, he’s been described as many things but apart from the words “writer” and “rogue” it’s mostly just hearsay and drivel. This documentary is a look behind the curtain at who HST really was, it’s the most honest look at the man I’ve ever seen and as a result I’m ...
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• Legends of Gospel in Concert

  
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  Legends of Gospel in Concert Never before has a film so enthusiastically captured the mood and spirit of this unique American art form. Five of the legends of Gospel music live in a concert extravaganza at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, CA. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD Rating: NR Age: 012233292626 ...
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• The Early Years

  
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  [IMG: http://mauricesapirostudiogallery.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/the-oboist.jpg?w=235&h=300][IMG: http://mauricesapirostudiogallery.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/the-cellist.jpg?w=296&h=300][IMG: http://mauricesapirostudiogallery.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/the-guitarist.jpg?w=300&h=278]
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• Morning Art

  
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  Collage by Joseph Cornell.
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• Events May 10-12: Plant Potting, Super Science Saturday and a Musical Tribute to Mother’s Day

  
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  Smithsonian’s annual Garden Fest will be held in the Enid A. Haupt Garden on Tuesday. Come learn about composting and worm farming! Photo by Kevin H., courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Friday, May 10: Garden Fest How do you relate to the earth? In the garden outside of Smithsonian’s Castle, three African ...
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• In This Case: Prairie Chicken

  
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  Kelly Trop interned at American Art from September 2012 to May 2013. She worked in the Public Programs office and Luce Foundation Center and wrote this post about her experience. Edward Kemeys Praire Chicken As an intern at the American Art Museums Luce Foundation Center , one of my first assignments was ...
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• arteBA: CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN ART FAIR

  
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  From May 24 to 27 you can enjoy anew edition of arteBA, the most wonderful fair of contemporary  Latin-American art. This 22 edition will takeplace in the buildings of La Rural (2704 Sarmiento... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Native American Pictographs

  
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  Ojibwa (Chippewa) rock painting – Lake Superior Pictographs What are Pictographs? Definition: Pictographs are rock paintings, that were often found in caves and on rock faces and created by ancient civilisations. Pictographs are ancient rock art figures and symbols that are drawn or painted onto a rock face, ...
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• Native American Pictogram

  
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  Pictogram taken from a Pawnee robe Pictogram What is a Pictogram? Definition: A Pictogram conveys a story and meaning through pictures, signs and symbols that signify and resemble the shapes of physical objects or people. An Ideagram is another form of pictogram which conveys more complex ideas, feelings and ...
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• Tree Carvings

  
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  Native American Tree Carvings Tree Carvings Native American Tree Carvings are a traditional form of Native American tree art, especially associated with aspen trees. They are pictorial and graphic carvings that are made into trees by using sharp thin knife blades to carve into soft bark. Unlike Rock Art, tree ...
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• Native Indian Kachina Dolls

  
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  Kachina Dolls Kachina Dolls What are Kachina Dolls? A Kachina doll is a carved, painted, costumed doll made by Southwest Native Americans, primarily the Hopi tribe. The dolls are dressed in the costume of a particular Hopi spirit and the dolls are usually presented to a child as a gift. The purpose of the dolls are ...
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• Materials and Colors for Sand Painting

  
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  Navajo Sand Painting Materials used for a Sand Painting Various materials are used in the art of sand painting. Sand painting is the art of pouring colored sands, powdered or ground pigments from minerals or crystals, and pigments from other natural stones and rocks on to a base of smooth sand to make a sand ...
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• Sand Painting

  
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  Navajo Sand Painting Sand Painting What is a Sand Painting? Definition: A Sand Painting, also known as a dry painting, is a Native American Indian ceremonial art form that requires sand or similar substances to be poured onto a surface to make a painting. The art of Sand Paintings were important among the Navajo ...
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• Rock Art

  
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  Rock Art – Petroglyphs Utah Rock Art What is Rock Art? Definition: Rock Art is a generic term used to describe ancient rock drawings, carvings or paintings. Rock Art is found in a number of places in including rock faces and caves. Other works of art were created from boulders and stones on the ground. Many ...
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• The Simplified Landscape

  
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  Warren Rohrer  (1927–1995, US),  Untitled (May 23, 1981) , 1981. Conté crayon on wove paper, 48.3 x 66.7 cm (19" x 26 1/4"). Philadelphia Museum of Art. © Estate of Warren Rohrer. (PMA-4038) The genre of the simplified (abstracted) landscape has been around a loooonnnnnng time. In particular, I think ...
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• R.I.P. Reggie Pettus, 73 – The Fillmore’s New Chicago Barber Shop Now Shuttered – Memorial on May 11th, 2013

  
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  Tweet R.I.P. Reggie Pettus Proprietor ,  New Chicago Barber Shop , 1551 Fillmore The memorial will be on Saturday May 11th from Noon to 6:00 PM at Duggan’s Funeral Home, 3434 17th St. near Valencia in the Mission District, San Francisco, California 94110 (415) 431-4900. Click to expand ...
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• The Subculture Of Barbershops

  
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  This film, “The Subculture Of Barbershops”, is an interesting look into the world of the traditional men’s barber. It’s a short film that covers the work of Vince Garcia (Capsule Barbershop), Mohawk Matt (Bolt Barbers), Trent Magnano (Proper Barbershop) and Vinnie Morey (Proper Barbershop) – it’s ...
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• Preserving the Parlors Pictures

  
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  [ Three Men and a Woman ], Artist unidentified. Few architectural ideas are able to capture a sense of historical romanticism as readily as the notion of the nineteenth century parlor. Dark wood interiors complimented by the delicate white lace of table doilies, the aroma of cigar smoke passing before a glowing ...
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• May is National Barbecue Month, allegedly

  
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  Alfred Jacob Miller | Roasting The Hump Rib, 1858-1860 | The Walters Art Museum May is National Barbecue Month, allegedly. Why the hedging? Because the closest to an official citation we could find was  this post on the USDA blog  from 2012. But we’ll go with it because a) it gives us the excuse to post this ...
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• Events May 3-5: American Civil Rights, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Interactive Robot Games

  
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  On Friday, take a tour of “Changing America,” an exhibition that tells the story of America’s push towards racial equality from the Emancipation Proclamation to the Civil Rights Movement. Photo by Cocoabiscuit, courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Friday, May 3: Exhibition Tour: Changing America This year ...
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