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“Cypress trees held this land together”

MADISONVILLE, La. - Darkened only by shelling from Civil War gunboats, the Tchefuncte River lighthouse has provided a beacon for boaters on Lake Pontchartrain for 171 years. via Hattiesburg American

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“My husband gave me a gift of art lessons with Dawna Ramsour right before I retired”

COSHOCTON -Watercolor artist, Mary Lou McConnell, often gets lost in her art. 'I recently came across a quote from Twyla Tharp in a little book I have that says how I feel about painting,' said McConnell. via Coshocton Tribune

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“They were painted very quickly, didn't have a high level of finish like previous art works that were historical or religious in subjects.”

They were scorned for painting outside metaphorical lines. For shunning a more finished style for spontaneously fresh impressions of modern-day living. via Oshkosh Northwestern

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“Staple Agony-II (Plastic Memory)”

London, May 8: Christie's sale of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art here June 11 will feature 112 works including noted Indian artists like F.N. Souza and Tyeb Mehta. via Newkerala.com

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Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida painted Las Tres Velas on the beach of El Cabaal during the summer of 1903. via Art Knowledge News

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Winner ... Vincent Fantauzzo poses in front of his piece. Photo: AFP Latest related coverage See what Ledger beat Audio slideshow: The complete crop of this year's Archibald Prize finalists. via The Sydney Morning Herald

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“There are already 238 pairs of sister cities between China and Japan after the first established in 1973. "The first pair - China's Tianjin and Japan's Kobe - ushered in a new era in the international exchanges of China's local cities”

"The most pressing task for China-Japan relations, I think, is to enhance mutual trust and friendship," Jing Dunquan, vice-president of China-Japan Friendship Association , told China Daily just before ... via People's Daily

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"An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation." - Joseph Conrad Miller G. Brittain Retrospective at the Art Gallery of Nova ... via Art Knowledge News

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BRIS AVROHOM of Old Bridge will host its annual Lag B'omer Fair from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. May 18. via Courier News

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“A mask is a personification of daily life. It also contains an essence of human character.”

Traditional art is getting a modern twist at a new exhibition of paintings by veteran artist Nguyen Xuan Tiep. via VietNamNet

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