‘Picasso’s Drawings’ exhibit reveals the amazing early career of the artist
Pablo Picasso’s talent was so protean and absorptive, one could tell any number of stories with his drawings. But by focusing on a diverse selection of some of the finest works the artist made on paper during the first three decades of his career, the National Gallery of Art ’s new show, “Picasso’s Drawings, 1890-1921: Reinventing Tradition,” becomes a clear and concise synopsis of his early ...
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Kearney Dog Sled Races Good for North Muskoka Resorts
The 18th Annual Kearney Dog Sled Races will take place in the Almaguin Highlands in North Muskoka. Drawings crowds from across Canada and from the U.S., this annual winter event is important to the area’s tourist-based economy and especially welcomed by North Muskoka resorts.Almaguin Highlands, Ontario (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 For the eighteenth year, the Kearney Dog Sled Races will take place ...
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A Ball (And A Caldecott) For 'Daisy' The Dog
A Ball for Daisy is a story of loss — a little dog loses her favorite red ball to a much larger dog — but now it's also a story about winning: On Monday, Chris Raschka's book won the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Medal for best illustrated story.
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Tsawwassen artist helping animals by selling original pieces
Michael Duncan was inspired to help abused animals by his own pet, Ellie, an Australian cattle dog that had been beaten and abandoned in the Prince George area.
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Intermission: A Dog's View of Dogs Playing
The weekend is here. Don't forget to play.
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Veterans Park in Alabaster picked for Beneful Dream Dog Park
Jenny Wilson, executive director of Shelby Humane Society, submitted the winning video after finding her rescue dog, Honey Belle, at the park.
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A Glimpse Into Courtney Love's Bizarre & Eccentric Mind
By Amber Goodhand - Radar Reporter Courtney Love gave fans a glimpse into her bizarre and sometimes eccentric mind when she posted photos and drawings on her Twitter page, and you can see them all on RadarOnline.com . Some are photographs of the 47-year-old in her younger days, while some are self-portraits recently taken of herself in bathroom mirrors. PHOTOS: Courtney Love Shares Her Drawings ...
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Four books about canine friends
If you want to write a good dog book, it helps to have a bad dog. So noted John Grogan, author of “ Marley & Me ,” and it’s hard to argue with the results. Take James Thurber’s “ The Dog That Bit People ” — a classic of the genre. Those cursed with obedience-school stars who have never chewed through a pair of prescription glasses or leapt from a second-story window to greet a passing ...
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Caldecott Winner Chris Raschka Discusses His Book
Robert Siegel talks with this year's Randolph Caldecott Medal winner Chris Raschka for A Ball for Daisy . The Caldecott award is one of the most distinguished prizes in children's literature.
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Galleries: 'Willie Cole: Deep Impressions' emphasizes artist's ties to Newark, N.J.
If you admire the fertile imagination of Willie Cole, do not miss the excellent and easygoing survey of his work, "Willie Cole: Deep Impressions," at the Rowan University Art Gallery, organized by independent curator and former Montclair Art Museum director Patterson Sims. (Sims was also the curator of Cole's first comprehensive survey show, "Anxious Objects: Willie Cole's Favorite Brands ...
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