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Lasorda to get portrait hung in Smithsonian

Tribute to former manager's 60 years with Dodgers and his life in baseball.

Kennedy portrait by Warhol installed at DC museum

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington is installing an Andy Warhol portrait of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in its remembrance gallery.

Just who are these health care protesters?

Nancy Snyder says she kept quiet when abortion was legalized and prayer in schools was eliminated. Not this time.

Jackson portrait displayed in NYC car showroom

A rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a New York City showroom that sells luxury cars to celebrities.

Sotomayor tastes: Pig innards, 'Law & Order'

She likes to eat pig intestines and watch "Law & Order." She felt like an alien in the Ivy League. She reads fictional courtroom dramas and hands down imaginary rulings on the lawyers' objections therein.

Experts unveil new Leonardo portrait

Experts unveiled Thursday a previously unknown portrait of Leonardo da Vinci showing the artist and inventor as a middle-aged man with piercing eyes and long, flowing hair.

Did a Bard contemporary brush up on Shakespeare?

The Bard, or not the Bard? That is the question posed by Monday's unveiling of a centuries-old portrait of a dark-eyed, handsome man in Elizabethan finery.

Italian TV: maybe it's Leonardo's self-portrait

A journalist on an Italian state TV science program on Friday claimed to have discovered a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci which could be a self-portrait of the artist as a young man.

Obama illustration finds place at Portrait Gallery

You might remember a red, white and blue illustration of Barack Obama, staring off into space with the word "Hope" underneath his face.

Smithsonian OKs tweak to caption on Bush portrait

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has persuaded the Smithsonian Institution to change the caption on a new portrait of President George W. Bush.

Portrait shows Bush relaxed and smiling

President George W. Bush's two terms in office have been marked by wars, a global financial crisis, and a steady stream of political opposition.

NYC museum unveils Michelle Obama portrait

An oil painting of Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha was unveiled Wednesday as part of an exhibition by artist Elizabeth Peyton, best known for her images of diverse historical figures and celebrities such as Napoleon and Kurt Cobain.

Paris Hilton portrait shown in NYC is made of porn

A well-known British artist is exhibiting collage portraits of President Bush and Paris Hilton he made out of porn magazine images.

Palin: More and less than she seems

The mother kneels in the snow, cheerfully posing beside her bundled up daughter, behind the bloody, dead caribou the mom just shot.

Cyclone destroys trees in Myanmar's main city

The waiter looks down at the streets of Yangon from the panoramic rooftop restaurant. He remembers how diners used to be shielded from the noise and bustle of the city below by a thick green cushion of leaves.

Dad, Son Create Lincoln Penny Portrait

Finally, a way to get rid of some of those pennies! Jeff Haber and his teen son Danny used $24 worth to make a portrait of — who else? — Abraham Lincoln.

Art Raises Specter of Family's Nazi Past

The oil portrait "Girl from the Sabine Mountains" shows a peasant woman reclining, closing her eyes and stretching her billowing white sleeves behind her dark hair.

`Hobo Bandit' in Painting Arrested

A bank robbery suspect whose "Hobo Bandit" appearance inspired a bank teller to paint his portrait has been arrested, police said.

Chavez Views Presidency As Epic Struggle

Hugo Chavez is driving across the plains of Venezuela, raving about a Hollywood film in which the enslaved hero rises up to challenge the emperor of Rome.

Portrait of Communist Leader Damaged

A man threw a burning object at a portrait of Mao Zedong that hangs over Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, slightly damaging it and prompting police to close the nearby imperial palace, a news report said Sunday.

Pol Invokes Imus Slur Over King Portrait

A bid to hang Coretta Scott King's portrait in the state Capitol died in a legislative committee Wednesday, with the chief supporter comparing the failure to Don Imus' slur against the Rutgers University women's basketball team.

Colo. Asked to Return Clinton Portrait

The National Archives and Records Administration wants the portrait of President Clinton now hanging at the State Capitol returned, but a brewing fight to keep it has united a Democrat and Republican, if only temporarily.

Dole's Official Portrait Unveiled

A decade has passed since Bob Dole left the Senate, but his self-deprecating wit remained firmly intact when he returned to the Capitol on Tuesday for the unveiling of his official portrait to hang with those of other former majority leaders.

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CHINAMANIA: Qi Zhilong
Source: Daily Serving

"Political pop artist Qi Zhilong's work is showing in a group exhibition titled, CHINAMANIA, taking place until January 3rd at ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst, in Ishoj, Denmark, not far outside Copenhagen.

Royal Guards ruin £ 8 million painting while chasing jackdaw
Source: austriantimes.at

Bird-brained royal guards ruined an 8 million GBP painting while trying to shoo a jackdaw out of a palace chamber with a stick.

The Fresco School - On the road to see Frescoes being painted in every town!

Since 1997 The Fresco School in Los Angeles, California has been the worlds premiere institution for instruction in the 'Mother of All Arts,' the (buon) true fresco technique. Now the school is growing in even more new and exciting ways.

Rare Jackson portrait finds Harlem home
Source: CNN

The 40-inch by 50-inch portrait, by Australian painter Brett Livingstone-Strong, sold for $2.1 million in 1990. Macky Dancy, a partner at Dancy-Power Automotive, said the oil painting titled "The Book" is believed to be the only portrait for which Jackson sat.

Is he a jerk? Or just a goofball?
Source: CNN

After 20 solid years of marriage, Mark Sanford abruptly felt stalled and not self-actualized. Then, began his search for self-knowledge in the arms of a younger woman across the ocean.

Oldest Known Portrait of St Paul Revealed by Vatican Archaeologists
Source: The Times

"Vatican archaeologists have uncovered what they say is the oldest known portrait of St Paul."

Human Faith Without Caste
Source: human faith

HUMAN FAITH WITHOUT CASTE

Hitler paintings fetch $143,000 at auction
Source: msnbc.com

What a British auction house claims are a set of paintings and sketches by a young Adolf Hitler sold at auction Thursday for $143,358.

The Softer Side of Adolf Hitler -- Earlist Known Self-Portrait Shows Futer Fuhrer Sitting On A Stone Bridge
Source: the Mail online

A solitary figure sits on a bridge, dreaming no doubt of one day invading Poland. This watercolour is thought to be the earliest self-portrait by Adolf Hitler, painted in 1910 when the future Fuhrer was 21 and a struggling artist.

More of MoonCrow's Paintings ...

Have received several requests to display more of my paintings. Catherine Louise A recent portrait painted for her father. Louisa A portrait of Louisa at 96 years of age.

Shakespeare Portrait
Source: AOL

LONDON (March 9) – Scholars studying the life and times of William Shakespeare unveiled a portrait Monday believed to be the only authentic image of the Bard painted during his lifetime.Experts at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust believe the painting was used as the basis for t …

Shakespeare Scholar Identifies True Portrait of the Bard
Source: TIME

We all know what William Shakespeare looked like: similar to a hippie uncle — balding, moustached, longish hair in back.

Hithertoo Unknown Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci discovered in Basilicata
Source: The Times

What may be a hitherto unknown portrait of Leonardo da Vinci in middle age shows that the Renaissance genius had piercing blue eyes, a long nose and long greying hair with a droopy moustache.

AP Accuses Obama Artist Of Copyright Infringement, Says Iconic Campaign Portrait Based on AP Photograph
Source: The Huffington Post

On buttons, posters and Web sites, the image was everywhere during last year's presidential campaign: a pensive Barack Obama looking upward, as if to the future, splashed in a Warholesque red, white and blue and underlined with the caption HOPE.

Obama's Official Presidential Portrait: First Ever Taken with Digital Camera
Source: Change.gov | Blog

Today we are releasing the new official portrait for President Barack Obama. It was taken by Pete Souza, the newly-announced official White House photographer. It is the first time that an official presidential portrait was taken with a digital camera.

Portrait Therapy: Andreas Reeg
Source: andreasreeg.de

Knechte und Mägde is a project by Andreas Reeg, commissioned by the Swiss Dienstbotenheim, a residential care home for retired farm helpers - a geriatric institution not unlike the Dutch Rosa Spier Huis for retired artists, in that inhabitants can continue to be active in their  …

A Woman Drawn From The Inside Out
Source: pelourinho.com

A woman is being drawn from skeleton form to a form wear she is clothed.

Bush Unveils His Presidential Portrait
Source: AOL

President George W. Bush's two terms in office have been marked by wars, a global financial crisis, and a steady stream of political opposition.

In The Tank? Time's Obama Portrait Looks (More Than A Little Bit) Like A Campaign Image
Source: The New York Times

No, Time magazine's cover portrait of Barack Obama for its Person of the Year issue was not an official campaign image. But casual readers could be forgiven for thinking otherwise.The cover illustration, of a flag-hued Mr.

Portrait shows Bush relaxed and smiling
Source: msnbc.com

The president's two terms have been marked by wars, a global financial crisis, and a steady stream of political opposition. But his official portrait shows him seemingly unfazed by eight years of tumult.

Self-taught artist's nude portrait of a friend recovering from breast cancer gets a place in the Louvre next to Rembrandt
Source: the Mail online

For Evelyn Satterlee, it was simply a way of showing that life goes on. But the nude portrait she posed for after recovering from breast cancer will soon be honoured in a way she could never have imagined.

Dust covered painting in attic found to be a masterpiece
Source: Telegraph

A dust-covered painting found behind an old mattress in an attic has turned out to be the work of a famous artist worth £50,000.

binge drinking

I got to the club last night dry as a bone. I was in a sour mood and had no desire to be there. As a matter of fact, i had not had a drink for 6 days. Not to prove a point and not to get clean. I have no cash.

60 things one must know about Prince Charles who celebrates 60 years today!
Source: Mirror.co.uk

Right royal secrets of today's most majestic birthday boy There are no balloons, but there are plenty of badges adorning Prince Charles's official birthday portrait - all military ones, mind, none of your "60 today!" tat.

a lil' art.

Portraits traditionally are an idealized version of the subject. If a person sits for a portrait, they expect the artist or photographer to make them look their best. In the portraits that I create, my aim is to take a more expressive and liberal approach.

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