Norton Museum of Art celebrates New York City with an Exhibition
October 28, 2009 by admin
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WEST PALM BEACH, FL.- Founded by the Dutch as New Amsterdam in 1624, New York City was renamed by the English in honor of the Duke of York. Originally consisting only of Manhattan Island, it was re-chartered in 1898 to include the five present-day boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens [...]
More than 120 Works of Art by Aristide Maillol a Retrospective at La Pedrera in Barcelona
October 27, 2009 by admin
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BARCELONA.- La Pedrera inaugurated an exhibition of more than 120 works of art by French artist Aristide Maillol. Maillol was born in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Roussillon. He decided at an early age to become a painter, and moved to Paris in 1881 to study art. After several applications, his enrollment in the École [...]