TORONTO.- The Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC)
at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Vanity Fair Portraits:
Photographs 1913-2008 from September 26, 2009 to January 3, 2010. The
exhibition, which garnered record-breaking attendance in its recent
European engagements, showcases 150 portraits, including
classic images from Vanity Fair’s early period and photographs featured in
the magazine since its 1983 relaunch. A collaboration between
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It appears that the long-running legal saga between artist Shepard Fairey and the Associated Press will drag on well into 2011.A judge in New York has set a March trial date in the case that pits Fairey against the news organization in a fair-use battle involving the artist's "Hope" poster, which depicts then-Sen. Barack Obama. The trial in New York will begin selection for an eight-member jury on March 21, said U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein on Monday. The trial is e...
LONDON.- A major photographic exhibition "Beatles to
Bowie: the 60s" exposed opens at the National Portrait Gallery, to herald the
fiftieth anniversary of the start of the 1960's in 2010. Celebrating the leading
pop music personalities and groups who helped create "Swinging London" in the
1960s, the exhibition will show how The Beatles and rivals such as The
Rolling Stones and The Kinks set the musical agenda. Bringing together 150
photographs and 150 items of ephemera including record sl...
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Edinburgh, Scotland - The National Galleries of Scotland announces the largest ever sponsorship of an exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Lloyds TSB Scotland will sponsor the Gallery’s major summer exhibition, Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913–2008, showcasing some of the greatest portrait photographs of the twentieth century, which were taken for, or published in, Vanity Fair magazine. On exhibition 14 June - 21 September 2008. ...
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LONDON.- Drawings from a sketchbook belonging to the portrait painter John Partridge (1789-1872) will be shown for the first time at the National Portrait Gallery starting today. The sketchbook, from Partridge's tour of Italy, will form part of a new display highlighting a dynamic group of British artists and sculptors who lived and worked in Rome during the 1820s. John Partridge lived in Italy between 1823 and 1827 to advance his training and reputation by prolonged study of Old Master painting...
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Published 22-Aug-10
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WASHINGTON, DC.- A photograph of ?Peanuts? creator Charles M. Schulz (1922?2000) will be presented to the Smithsonian?s National Portrait Gallery in a ceremony for invited guests Oct. 1. The event recognizes the cartoonist?s impact on millions of people worldwide and coincides with commemorations surrounding the 60th anniversary of ?Peanuts.? The 1986 photograph, created by acclaimed portraitist Yousuf Karsh, is the Portrait Gallery?s first image of the famed cartoonist. In the image, Schulz is ...
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Published 22-Aug-10
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LONDON.- Drawings from a sketchbook belonging to the portrait painter John Partridge (1789-1872) will be shown for the first time at the National Portrait Gallery starting today. The sketchbook, from Partridge's tour of Italy, will form part of a new display highlighting a dynamic group of British artists and sculptors who lived and worked in Rome during the 1820s. John Partridge lived in Italy between 1823 and 1827 to advance his training and reputation by prolonged study of Old Master painting...
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Published 21-Aug-10
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WASHINGTON, DC.- ?Americans Now,?drawn from the National Portrait Gallery?s collection, features portraits of outstanding individuals in the realms of science, business, government and the arts. The exhibition opens Aug. 20 and will be on view through July 10, 2011. The show includes such familiar names as Erykah Badu, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Tom Hanks, Tony Hawk, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Willie Nelson, Cormac McCarthy, Toni Morrison and Martha Stewart. It also features those who are less widely kno...
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LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery has launched an innovative audio-visual guide for families. Following a ?treasure hunt? format using interactive maps incorporated into the audio guide, young visitors can easily find their way around the galleries to find selected pictures and information without needing to refer to numbers or logos printed on Gallery labels. The guide offers a choice of four 45-minute themed tours (?We are Family?, ?Making Faces?, ?Face of Fashion? and ?Famous Faces?), w...
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LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery has launched an innovative audio-visual guide for families. Following a ?treasure hunt? format using interactive maps incorporated into the audio guide, young visitors can easily find their way around the galleries to find selected pictures and information without needing to refer to numbers or logos printed on Gallery labels. The guide offers a choice of four 45-minute themed tours (?We are Family?, ?Making Faces?, ?Face of Fashion? and ?Famous Faces?), w...
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Published 19-Aug-10
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