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• Inside Art: Bronzino Is Given His Museum Moment

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  “Head of a Smiling Young Woman” is included in an exhibition on the 16th-century artist Bronzino at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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• At the Met :: Constantin Brancusi – Bird in Space

  
  ::the open end:: — Authority: 135
  Far from space, this is what the plaque at the foot of this marble sculpture reads: From the 1920s to the 1940s Brancusi was preoccupied by the theme of a bird in flight. He concentrated not on the physical attributes of the bird but on its movement, intending to capture “the essence of flight.”  This ...
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• The Guggenheim Grows a Restaurant

  
  Diner's Journal — Authority: 658
  A restaurant called the Wright is planned for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on Fifth Avenue.
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• Still Crazy (for Velazquez) After All These Years

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 155
  Still Crazy (for Velazquez) After All These Years -1.0 5 2009-11-19 21:12:57 Kevin Callahan Velazquez, Portrait of A Man, the pink in the lower left shows the thinness of the paint, as that is the original ground showing through. The frame is a 17th Century Spanish frame from the collection of the ...
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• Metropolitan Museum of Art

  
  The Kerala Articles — Authority: 403
  Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York City USA The Metropolitan Museum of Art And a museum was born After the end of the American Civil War there all around prosperity leading to increased interest in works of art. John Taylor Johnson an enthusiast in collection of artworks –by ...
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• Carolina Herrera Hosts A Surreal Evening At The Met

  
  Guest of a Guest - NYC People, Places, Parties & Nightlife — Authority: 693
  Go here for more photos by Dylan Armajani and tag yourself and your friends! Young and fashionable patrons of the arts attended the Metropolitan Museum of Art’ s Apollo Circle Benefit Dance, sponsored by Carolina Herrera . Guests included Amanda Hearst (in stand-out Carolina Herrera), Rachelle Hruska ...
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• Art Reviews | Victorious Ones, Peaceful Conquerors: Compassionate Masters of the Universe

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  Victorious Ones and Peaceful Conquerors A sculpture of Rshabha, a jina, is at the Rubin Museum of Art, where one of two shows of Jain religious art is on view. The other is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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• When the Music Stops

  
  The Front Row — Authority: 133
  In 1983, the Louvre was free on Wednesdays and Sundays; I was in Paris that summer and I went to the Louvre just about every Wednesday and Sunday, and found myself drawn to works I hadn’t seen too much of before: those of the French eighteenth century, and especially of Chardin. Quickly, I sensed myself drawn to a ...
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• Nimbleness

  
  Curator's Corner — Authority: 435
  Amy Miller, our shop manager, first provided a link to Tom Campbells appearance on The Colbert Report , and CultureGrrl has an embedded video you can watch . Its hard enough for a PR department to prepare its museums director for a regular TV appearance, but we take our hats off to whoever ran Campbell through his ...
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• American Furniture and Paintings Around

  
  Urban Art and Antiques — Authority: 131
  There seem to be more American Art and Antiques around lately than there has been in some time. I hope this is a good sign—one of renewed interest. Compared with European (and I guess even Asian) art and antiques, they are a good value, at least that’s what Dean Levy of Levy Galleries in Manhattan [...]
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• Museum Directors on Collectors and Exhibitions

  
  ArtsBeat — Authority: 802
  Arnold Lehman, the director of the Brooklyn Museum, and Thomas Campbell, the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discuss their institutions policies.
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• Customs House Museum Unveils Karsh Exhibit

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 533
  The exhibit Yousuf Karsh: Master of the Photographic Portrait opened at the Customs House Museum this month in the Orgain Gallery. The suite of fifteen portraits by Karsh has never before been available for public viewing. The collection, which is available for purchase, is on loan from Haynes Galleries, ...
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• Just Another Wordless Wednesday...

  
  Last Shreds Of Sanity — Authority: 127
  I am nearly convinced that my daughter is either extremely creative, highly intelligent and destined for a premier spot in The Museum Of Modern Art {MoMA} or that her continued production of this... Want To Read The Full Story? Visit www.LastShredsOfSanity.com
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• Trustee’s Art on His Museum’s Walls Raises Flag

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  From left, Lietta Joannou, Jeff Koons, Dakis Joannou and Justine Koons in a 2003 photograph. Mr. Joannou has been collecting Mr. Koonss art since before Mr. Koons was an art star.
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• Would This 16th Century Helmet Terrify a Jousting Opponent?

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 790
  This embossed, etched, and gilded steel close helmet is attributed to German armourer Kolman Helmschmid.  It currently resides in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where there is a relevant essay on fashion in 16th century European armor. Helmets fitted with masklike visors were a popular German ...
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• Velázquez Rediscovered @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  
  Les cahiers d'Alain Truong — Authority: 153
  Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660), "Portrait of a Man". Oil on canvas. 27 x 21-3/4 inches. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949 49.7.42 NEW YORK, NY.- Velázquez Rediscovered , a special exhibition opening November 17 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art , ...
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• Weekly Giveaway – Many Are Called: Walker Evans

  
  Photoinduced.com — Authority: 493
  Can’t help it. Every time we go to NYC, the time spent in the subway brings this book, Many Are Called , by Walker Evans, to mind. In a strange way, nothing much seems to have changed, from when this was first photographer in the late 1930’sThere are iPods and electronics to keep people in [...]
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• The Tapestry Unfolds a little Further

  
  Natural Imagery | Better Nature and Macro Photography — Authority: 110
  As of late, Ive continued to experiment with my Tapestry series. Although it may look a dreary, photographic retention of something akin to Picassos "Blue Period," the actual tone of these images isnt intended to be depressing at all. In actuality, the images are more about the passage of time and our place in it, ...
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• Recently Rediscovered Velázquez Painting Featured in New Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 155
  Recently Rediscovered Velázquez Painting Featured in New Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum -1.0 5 2009-11-10 01:35:25 1stAngel Exhibition Dates: November 17, 2009 – February 7, 2010 Exhibition Location: European Paintings, Gallery 16, 2nd floor Press Preview: Monday, November 16, 10:00 a.m.–noon ...
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• Young Hercules

  
  NYC ? NYC — Authority: 128
  On display at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts newly renovated Greek and Roman Galleries is this statue of YOUNG HERCULES. The youthful Hercules is depicted with the two items most associated with him -- his club and the skin of the Nemean lion. The lions skin represents the first of Hercules twelve labours, where he ...
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