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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, September 16, 2010

Photo portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe by Alfred Stieglitz, 1918.

President Obama pens Georgia O'Keeffe profile
ArtfixDaily Staff - September 15th, 2010 18:26

This fall President Barack Obama will publish his first children's book: Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters. The book profiles thirteen prominent figures in American history, among them, first President George Washington, baseball legend Jackie Robinson, and pioneering painter Georgia O' Keeffe. The book was written prior to Obama taking office and aims to celebrate influential Americans with “ideals that have shaped our nation.” O'Keeffe (1887-1986), known ...

The Lod Mosaic is on loan from the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Shelby White and Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Center.

Ancient Roman Mosaic from Israel on View at Metropolitan Museum

In 1996, workmen widening the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv road in Lod (formerly Lydda), Israel, made a startling discovery: signs of a Roman mosaic pavement were found about three feet below ...

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	SLOANS & KENYON TO AUCTION FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S “KEY PROJECT” DRAWINGS; PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS SIXTH ANNUAL AUCTION OF AMERICANA AND MORE… Release Date: 15 September 2010 Metropolitan Washington DC-based Sloans & Kenyon Auctioneers and Appraisers is delighted to present at auction a complete set of eight architectural renderings depicting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Key Project for Ellis Island, New York (1959). The drawings by Wright in association ... Read more

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