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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, July 16, 2010

Strobridge Litho. Co., Human Flies, 1882, chromolithograph. Collection of Shelburne Museum.

Circus Day in America
ArtfixDaily Staff - July 16th, 2010 04:15

A lively exhibition at Vermont's Shelburne Museum is a multi-sensory experience celebrating Circus Day, the once-popular holiday which brought entire communities together. During the Golden Age of the American circus (1870-1950) schools closed, factories shut down, and farmers left their fields just to attend the daylong spectacle. The four-legged girl, the dog-faced boy and the two-headed nightingale are just a few of the colorful characters who come to life through the exhibited art, ...

Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519). La Bella Principessa, ca. 1480-90. Black, red and white chalk, pen and ink on vellum, with watercolor additions. Strengthened with oak panel backing. 23.87 x 33.27 cm (9 3/8 x 13 1/16 in.). © Private Collection & Lumiere-Technology

Magazine doubts da Vinci fingerprint expert

Peter Silverman, the Canadian art dealer who garnered international attention last year after claiming he'd discovered a long-lost drawing by the Italian master Leonardo da Vinci, ...

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	ARSHILE GORKY IN LOS ANGELES Release Date: 16 July 2010 Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in Los Angeles is currently presenting a rare exhibition of drawings by one of the most pivotal and significant 20th century American painters, Arshile Gorky (1904-1948). The exhibition extends through August 31. “Arshile Gorky: Sketchbook Drawings” features ... Read more

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