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82American Artists
Benjamin West (1738-1820) of Pennsylvania was the first painter to immortalize the martyrdom of a secular hero in art (see the neoclassical painting below). A close friend of Benjamin Franklin, he became the...
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80The Naked Truth - The Nude in Art, and Drawing from Life
La Grande Odalisque by Ingres Years ago I went to life classes with my friend Ella. We were both keen young artists and we loved to work directly from a live, nude model. Often these models were male, and...
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87the flowering of art: flower paintings or the flower as seen by the artist
vincent van gogh: sunflowers (1889) - arguably the most famous flower paintingRepresentation of the flower in paintings go back a long way - to the Minoan period (1580 BC). Excavations of villas in ancient...
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64Carson McCullers' 'The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter'
First published in 1940, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter was writer Carson McCullers’ debut novel. Published when she was just 23, the book immediately announced a new literary talent with a surprisingly keen...
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74May I introduce you to Kevin Ayers and his songs?
"May I stop and stare at you for a while? I'd like the company of your smile," sings Kevin Ayers in his song May I? It opens the album Shooting At The Moon, which was released on the Harvest label and is as...
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68Bridget St John in rare photos
I first discovered Bridget St John back in the late Sixties when I heard her on the late great John Peel's show Top Gear. I was lucky enough to see her live in concert a couple of times too. One of these...
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