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Happy birthday, President Lincoln
Located in an honored place in the U.S. Capitol is a monumental bust of Abraham Lincoln. It was sculpted in 1908 from a single block of marble by the artist Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941), best known for his colossal Mount Rushmore sculpture. The Lincoln...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Arts and Culture, Sculpture
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Arts provide 'a respite from daily life'
dona@herald-mail.comHuman beings have done some nice work over the millennia, and examples of that excellence are worth preserving for future generations to experience, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Director Rebecca Massie Lane said. About 50,000 people a year...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Washington County (Maryland), Washington (U.S. state), Maryland, Norman Rockwell
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Public funds for arts not a pretty picture
dona@herald-mail.comThe bust of Abraham Lincoln by John Gutzon Borglum that graces the corner of a gallery at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts was not purchased with public funds, but taxpayer dollars do help pay the light bill, Director Rebecca Massie Lane said....Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Finance, Politics, Maryland, Auto Trends
Feb 16, 2012
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Feb 19, 2011
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Feb 19, 2011
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