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    Art Theft

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    I feel that art is important‚ but its value is intangible. The more unique the art‚ the higher its value to our intellectual heritage. Art is unique and rare. It is a part of culture and history. There is only one original painting or sculpture. And if it is stolen‚ there won’t be a second one. Art is an important part of our lives… and I’m happy that I enjoy it. Moreover‚ I am glad I appreciate the act of conjuring artistic creations. There is no broad value to any specific piece of artwork in this

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    Is It Art

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    IS IT ART? What is art? Every person has an individual response to an artwork which is determined through the collaboration between an individual and a specific artwork. If it contributes to your experience‚ as a consequence being symbolic of something‚ then it is probably art for you. It is therefore very problematic in order to supply a definition that comprises the whole world’s thoughts and feelings. Some believe that anything and everything in the world is art‚ while others believe that it

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    old. And think twice before you send them to the old folk’s home.  Maybe one day‚ your kids will treat you the same way like how you treat your parents. Some people who become rich when they grow up will sometimes send their parents to the old folks home because they think that their parents are useless and will embarrass them. No‚ this is not how it should be. A good parents

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    Graffiti SAC Graffiti art is an art form. The reasons‚ including aesthetic criteria‚ as to why it is an art form far outweighs the criticism of illegality‚ incoherence‚ and nonstandard presentation. Suppose that Leonardo‚ Picasso or any of the recognized artists of Western Europe were alive today. Then‚ suppose that one of these famous artists decided to paint a masterpiece on the side of your house or on a wall in your neighbourhood. Would Picasso ’s markings be graffiti or art or vandalism? The answer

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    American Art Before and After World War II Melissa Kirkland ARTS/125 August 10‚ 2015 DOROTHEA LANGE • American photographer. • From 1914 to 1917 she attended the New York Training School for Teachers and there decided to become a photographer‚ partly influenced by visits to the photographer Arnold Genthe. • From 1917 to 1918 she attended a photography course run by Clarence H. White at Columbia University‚ NY. “Migrant “White Angel Breadline” Mother” WALKER EVANS • American Photographer and

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    MUSEUMS AND THEIR VOICES A CONTEMPORARY STUDY OF THE BENIN BRONZES WRITTEN BY Charlotta Dohlvik SUPERVISORS Staffan Lundén and Peter Davis Master’s Dissertation‚ May 2006 International Museum Studies‚ Museion‚ Göteborg University 1 ABSTRACT........................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. BACKGROUND ...........................................................................

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    November 2010 American Gothic One of America’s best known paintings‚ American Gothic‚ was painted by Grant Wood‚ a painter best known for the traditional paintings of his home-state‚ Iowa. American Gothic was the result of a movement known as regionalism. Regionalism was a movement in a 1930s America that was a reaction and resistance to Europeans attempt to depict the American way of life. Painters‚ like Grant Woods’ used the rural Midwest as their subject. I believe that American Gothic has well

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    or damaged items in the collections. The museum takes full responsibility of insuring its collection. The insurance policy provided will be based on the fair market value of the items contained in the permanent‚ archives‚ and research collections. They are also insured while in transit and in the custody of a borrower unless other arrangements have been made and a contract agreement signed. Outgoing and incoming loans will always be insured while off museum or lenders property. The insurance policy

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    -Elie Wiesel. Holocaust museum‚ Is Something that truly takes your breath away. You will learn about the museum and how it’s like. It’s Important to know what the holocaust museum is like because it gives you the feel of what life as a jew was back in 1945. In this essay you’ll learn facts like Why was it built? Who helped build? What’s in it ? Where is it? SInce the Holocaust is such an important time in history‚ This is why the holocaust museum is the most important museum you can visit‚ because

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    ART ANALYIS

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    Brittany Dalton Instructor Anne Low Art Analysis Paper Art 111 24 October 2013 Philip the Fair The painting in the Mint Museum of Art Collection that I have chosen for my paper is titled Philip the Fair‚ by Kehinde Wiley. He painted this piece in 2006. He portrays a naturalistic style of an anonymous young African-American male model. It’s a larger than life painting standing one hundred and twelve inches by eighty-six inches tall. One must look up at the painting if not standing far enough

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