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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: Arts and Culture, Artists, Unions, Sociology, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Arts and Culture, Budgets and Budgeting, Washington County (Maryland), 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: Arts and Culture, Washington County (Maryland), Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Maryland
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Lost L.A.: A bachelor pad for swinging, and survival
L.A. at HomeOur latest Lost L.A. column: Sam Watters on Hal B. Hayes' 1950s bachelor pad, built not only for swinging but also for survival in the event of A-bomb attack. Writes Watters: The ne plus ultra of nuke chic was an...... -
Lost L.A.: El Molino Viejo in San Marino, portrait of another era
L.A. at HomeThe year is 1887. The place, El Molino Viejo (the Old Mill) in what is now San Marino. The woman painting is Elizabeth Putnam, an art teacher from Los Angeles. At this time, art is among a few genteel pastimes that men permit women to pursue, as Sam... -
Lost L.A.: A view of U.S. history in 1887 El Molino Viejo photo
Tucked away at the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society is an intriguing photo of a young woman sitting in a leafy, patchy garden. A man with folded arms stands quietly behind her as she paints.
Photographs like this made their way from West to...Tags: Black Hills Corporation, Arts and Culture, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Sociology, History
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Music review: 'The Greatest Generation' by Pacific Symphony
Culture MonsterHard times can produce great art. So writes Joseph Horowitz, the artistic advisor for the Pacific Symphony's annual American Composers Festival, to introduce “The Greatest Generation,” this year’s theme. Hard times can, indeed, inspire greatness.... -
In the Black Hills, echoes of the Old West
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe area surrounding Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial is full of classic scenery, Old West echoes and contemporary roadside kitsch, including the 19th century storefronts of downtown Rapid City and the rolling hills and granite mountains of...Tags: Black Hills Corporation, Travel, State Parks, Hotels and Accommodations, Los Angeles Times
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Statue of Liberty Q&A
Tribune staff reporterQ. Was it always called the "Statue of Liberty"? A. Pretty much, though originally that was just the beginning of the name. "It was called the statue of `Liberty, Enlightening the World,' " according to National Park Service historian and author Barry...Tags: Arts and Culture, Monuments and Heritage Sites, New York, Emma Lazarus, Death
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Connecticut Horror On The Big Screen
ctnow.comOld Connecticut farmhouses and surburban wives seem to be a target for horror filmmakers. Here is a short list of scary movies that are either set in Connecticut, or were filmed here. Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971) Jessica (Zohra Lampert)...Tags: Joe Mantegna, Alec Baldwin, Juvenile Delinquency, Tina Louise, Stratford
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More visitors heed the call of patriotism
Tribune staff reporterAs Mt. Rushmore marks the 60th anniversary of its completion this week, the memorial has become a focal point for the swell of patriotism that has followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The change is seen in people like Peggy...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, New York, National Security, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Emergency Incidents
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Land of Lincoln
Tribune staff reporterThis is the Land of Lincoln. We know that because in Illinois, his name is on license plates, street signs, restaurants, dry cleaners, churches, mugs, marbles, banks, back scratchers and, of course, giant pencils. Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator,...Tags: Carl Sandburg, Monuments and Heritage Sites, National Government, Elections, Henry Ford
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