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CROWNS

CROWNS

Confession—I was never the Homecoming Queen in high school—just not that popular.  So, the only crown I’ve ever worn is on my back tooth.  A...
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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Bee Bop a Louie…  “Bee Bop A Doo Bee---Shee Bop Shizam.”  Have you ever heard of “scat singing”?  Rather than singing words, you make rhythmic...
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Liberty Leading the People, 1830

Liberty Leading the People, 1830

If the concept of liberty were to be embodied in human form, what would she look like? The Statue of Liberty famously presents a serene and ...
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The Liberty Bell

The Liberty Bell

“Let Freedom Ring.” These words famously resound throughout the American patriotic anthem “My Country ‘Tis of Thee,” and again in Martin Luth...
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Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

Some artists create with paint and canvas, some with stone, some with glass. Suppose an artist wished to work with more intangible media, suc...
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FREEDOM

FREEDOM

FREEDOM  INDEPENDENCE  LIBERTY  DELIVERANCE  EMANCIPATION Fireworks, sparklers, the massive flag waving high over Ft. McHenry.  The loud and...
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Vigée Le Brun, “Self Portrait with Daughter Julie”

Vigée Le Brun, “Self Portrait with Daughter Julie”

  Vigée Le Brun, “Self Portrait with Daughter Julie” Source: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010066320 It’s not uncommon t...
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RENÉ ALVARADO

RENÉ ALVARADO

The figurative surrealist’s peaceful, boyish visage and energetic body language belie his claim of exhaustion from constant painting and scul...
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Women without Men

Women without Men

In a recent screening of our film “Women Without Men”, during the question/answer session, a viewer asked Shahram Karimi how he approached pr...
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