Visual Arts
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Smithsonian offers close look at Spirit of St. Louis planeJan 21, 2015 5:01 am - WASHINGTON - Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, one of the most treasured aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum, was recently lowered to the floor for its ...
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Andrew Jackson home pushes 7th president's rock star imageJan 20, 2015 4:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Andrew Jackson: President. Hero. Rockstar. So reads a billboard welcoming arrivals at Nashville International Airport. Jackson is often remembered for...
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Chicago artist hired to paint third Rosemont mural near Allstate ArenaJan 14, 2015 12:01 am - Rosemont is hiring Chicago artist Rahmaan Statik Barnes to create a third mural in the neighborhood north of the Allstate Arena. The village board Wednesday approved a c...
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Members Exhibition showcases works at College of Lake CountyJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - College of Lake County's Members Exhibition art collection will be on display for about a month. A Members Exhibition, featuring a diverse collection of artwork by more ...
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Elmhurst College displaying high school artJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Elmhurst College is celebrating young artists and public school art programs from across the region this month during the 16th annual High School Art Exhibition. Hundre...
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Hammerstein museum plan hits sour note for someJan 06, 2015 5:01 am - PHILADELPHIA - A plan to convert Broadway lyricist Oscar Hammerstein's former home into a tourist attraction appears to be falling on deaf ears, but his grandson hopes p...
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Constable: Hoffman Estates photographer beautifies patients' windowsDec 28, 2014 6:30 am - How Hoffman Estates woman changed patients' view
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Cooper Hewitt design museum reopens, revampedDec 24, 2014 6:01 am - NEW YORK - The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, revamped, restored and expanded after a three-year closure, reopened at last, all decked out for the 21st century...
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Now that Detroit museum has been saved, go see itDec 24, 2014 6:01 am - DETROIT - In the end, what saved Detroit's art museum from being sold off painting by painting was a legal pad covered in doodles. The Detroit Institute of Arts has been...
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He carves Dala horses; his daughter paints themDec 23, 2014 5:01 am - Centuries ago, during the long cold evenings in central Sweden, men would take the wood scraps from the local furniture making trade and carve toys for children. The to...