Visual Arts
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Weekend picks: Drew Michael returns to townOct 28, 2014 5:00 pm - Chicago native Before he moved to New York, comedian Drew Michael honed his comedy craft in Chicago. Catch Michael return to town for a run of standup pe...
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Mussolini air raid shelter opens to touristsOct 28, 2014 6:00 am - ROME - A Roman villa's wine cellar, which was converted into an air raid shelter for Benito Mussolini and the Italian dictator's family, is opening its anti-gas, double ...
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Capturing the drama of Friday night footballOct 25, 2014 1:01 am - Daily Herald staff photographer Laura Stoecker captured the color of Friday night football so dramatically with this photo that editors wanted to share it with all of yo...
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Exhibition at Atlanta's High Museum features CezanneOct 24, 2014 6:15 am - ATLANTA - An exhibition at Atlanta's High Museum of Art showcases a group of impressionist and post-impressionist works amassed by a private collector who described the ...
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Kimono's evolution reflects changing JapanOct 23, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - It's difficult to imagine a more eloquent symbol of Japan than the deceptively simple, T-shaped kimono. Traditional yet ever changing, the kimono ("thing to w...
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Rare ancient Chinese bronzes go on display in U.S.Oct 23, 2014 5:45 am - SANTA ANA, Calif. - When the mysterious people of China's Sanxingdui packed up and moved away 3,000 years ago, they left behind no written language and no indication of ...
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Museum shows Louis Armstrong photos by friendOct 22, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Louis Armstrong sometimes referred to Jack Bradley as his "white son," inviting him to private rehearsals, recording sessions, on the road, his dressing room ...
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Exhibition probes the mystery of Sherlock HolmesOct 17, 2014 6:00 am - LONDON — Sherlock Holmes is among the most famous Londoners of all time. Many tourists still see the bustling city through his eyes, and seek out his address, 221B Baker...
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Dogs welcome at St. Louis museum about, well, dogsOct 17, 2014 1:00 am - ST. LOUIS — Exhibits include dog paintings, dog sculptures and displays about famous dogs. But what really makes this St. Louis museum unique is the visitors: Dogs are w...
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On a wing and a paintbrush at Milwaukee Art MuseumOct 16, 2014 5:45 am - MILWAUKEE - That black speck walking precariously out on the Milwaukee Art Museum's giant white wings? That's a painter. Matt Radmacher, owner of Wisconsin Industrial Pa...