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• Plagiarist booted from White House (no, not Joe Biden)

  
  I Hate the Media Article Feed — Authority: 619
  An artist who is actually a rip-off artist has had her work quietly removed from the walls of the White House. Yes, the Obamas have ditched a painting by Alma W. Thomas that was to have adorned the wall of Michelle’s East Wing office. “The reason why it was moved was because it didn’t fit the space right,” ...
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• Berlin Photographic C1925 Leger, Klee, Gauguin, Matisse

  
  The Medium Format Camera Site The Medium-Format Photography Blog — Authority: 160
  Hey, check out these auctions: Six Photographic Risque cards w/Abbe Lane, Dawn Adams US $12.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Nov-08-2009 8:57:52 PST Bid now | Add to watch list Berlin Photographic c1925 Leger, Klee, Gauguin, Matisse US $20.00 End Date: Sunday Nov-08-2009 9:02:14 ...
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• ‘Washington Post’ Endorses Plagiarism to Defend Obama

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 814
  Yesterday, the White House announced that it was removing Alma Thomas’ plagiaristic piece “Watusi (Hard Edge)” from its walls.  The White House announced that the painting was moved “because it didn’t fit the space right.”  The Washington Post pointed out that posters at FreeRepublic.com had examined ...
  5 days ago

• Alma Thomas’ “Watusi” Gets the White House Kibosh

  
  Flavorwire — Authority: 727
  You may remember back in October when the White House released a list of 45 artworks on loan to the Obamas from Washington museums. The artists selected vary in age, race, gender and geographical roots, reflecting the administration’s continued celebration of diversity. One particular painting, Watusi (Hard Edge), ...
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• Watusi Twists Under the Wheels of the White House Bus

  
  Ruby Slippers — Authority: 576
  Ben Shapiro at Big Hollywood has an interesting report on the Alma Thomas painting "Watusi (Hard Edge). For those who may not recall, the Thomas painting closely resembled the Matisse painting "Lescargot," causing some to say it was copied. Of course this has absolutely nothing to do with the decision to remove ...
  6 days ago

• White House Painting: Obama Throws Artist Under the Bus

  
  Big Government — Authority: 805
  Today, the Washington Post reported that a painting by artist Alma Thomas entitled “Watusi (Hard Edge)” was being removed from the White House’s East Wing.  For those who don’t remember, Thomas’ painting is a plagiaristic copy of Henri Matisse’s “The Snail” rotated 90 degrees – see my piece, ...
  6 days ago

• White House Painting: Obama Throws Artist Under the Bus

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 814
  Today, the Washington Post reported that a painting by artist Alma Thomas entitled “Watusi (Hard Edge)” was being removed from the White House’s East Wing.  For those who don’t remember, Thomas’ painting is a plagiaristic copy of Henri Matisse’s “The Snail” rotated 90 degrees – see my piece, ...
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• Willy Maywald (1907-1985) Portrait dHenri Matisse, 1948 & Fernand Léger, 1947

  
  Les cahiers d'Alain Truong — Authority: 150
  Willy Maywald  (1907-1985) Portrait dHenri Matisse dans son jardin, 1948 Épreuve gélatino-argentique des années 1980. Encadrée. Signée à la mine de plomb en bas à droite sous limage dans la marge. 33,5 x 27 cm. Estimation : 800 / 1 000 € Willy Maywald (1907-1985) Portrait de Fernand Léger dans ...
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• The Obamas Return a Painting

  
  Looking Around — Authority: 561
  Last month we learned what artworks the Obamas had chosen for the family quarters of the White House and the West and East Wing offices. One of the pictures that caught everybodys attention was Watusi (Hard Edge) by Alma Thomas, a lesser known Washington, D.C. area artist who died in 1978. But now [...]
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• Halloween Face Paint How-To

  
  Teen Vogue Daily — Authority: 149
  Halloween, to me, is better than Christmas. Its truly my favorite day of the year and I think about my costume months in advance. Ive had a long running "things from space" theme (Ive been the sun, Pluto (the year it was determined to be not a planet, even though its my favorite planet), and a Martian) and this year I ...
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• Matisse and Rodin: two artists face to face.

  
  Life in France — Authority: 128
  French artist Henri Matisse used Auguste Rodin, who was 30 year older, as a constant source of inspiration for his sculptures. The Matisse-Rodin exhibition at the Rodin Museum in Paris until the end of February, revisits the link between the two great masters. Click here to view the embedded video. Publish on ...
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• Forty Exceptional Works will be Offered at Christies Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art

  
  Les cahiers d'Alain Truong — Authority: 150
  Tamara De Lempicka (1898-1980) Portrait du Marquis Sommi, signed T.DE LEMPITZKA (lower right), oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 28¾ in. (100 x 73 cm.) Painted in 1925. Est. $2,000,000 - $3,000,000. Photo Image 2009 Christies Ltd NEW YORK, NY.- Rare and important works by Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, ...
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• WAYNE THIEBAUD

  
  Artworks Magazine — Authority: 114
  Wayne Thiebaud hates the word art. “It’s one of the dirtiest words in the English language,” he purges. “We all can say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s art. This is art.’... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Certificate of Authenticity-when is it Necessary When Buying Works of Art?

  
  Art Journals — Authority: 144
  You wish to purchase a specific work of art…..but you want to make sure it is authentic. There are several important things to consider and facts to be aware of before purchasing art. It is to your benefit to know if the art was signed by the artist and where and when it was created. Without this information you ...
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• On Point | The Ballets Russes and the Art of Design

  
  The Moment — Authority: 695
  A new coffee table book showcases the sumptuous costumes and sets of the short-lived Ballets Russes.
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• Class Two: Painting with Scissors

  
  ART of Humungous Proportions — Authority: 106
  In this class, we learned about Henri Matisse in the second class of the Art in the Lyceum. We tried to emulate his cut out technique. Im loving the dynamic of these art classes. We have young adults creating art alongside of their parents. We laugh ... We cry ... But mostly we laugh. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Matisse 2009 - Rock N Roll Mafia

  
  Media-Club New Albums — Authority: 172
  2009 - Rock N Roll Mafia Matisse 12 tracks CD Album
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• Paper: Not Just Writing Material

  
  Chic Today — Authority: 132
  The artistic potential of a material as simple as paper is often overlooked, and one which artists Nava Lubelski    and Lane Twitchell   delight in exploring. For Lubelski, such an exploration involves transforming and unravelling paper’s ordinary appearance to create something wholly new. “Paper is in ...
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• Matisse: Jazz & Cut-Outs

  
  MileHighGayGuy — Authority: 144
  The two-book edition Matisse: Jazz and Matisse: Cut-outs includes a perfect facsimile of the most important published artifact of Matisses late cut-outs period: Jazz, the legendary album of twenty color prints with calligraphic text, recognized as a masterpiece among artist books of the 20th century.
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