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More da Vinci: The Authentication Controversy

August 2, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

A quick follow-on to the story about the National Geographic Society Museum’s exhibition da Vinci – The Genius: Coincidentally, on the train returning from Washington, I found myself reading about yet another possible da Vinci work, currently on exhibition in Sweden under the patronage of the Italian government. Known as La Bella Principessa, the drawing …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture Tagged With: "La Bella Principessa", art, art - authentication, art history, David Grann, Jackson Pollock, Leonardo da Vinci, Peter Paul Biro, The New Yorker (magazine)

Da Vinci – The Genius

July 29, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Kudos to The National Geographic Society. If you are an East-Coaster, or if you find you’re going to be in the Washington DC area before 12th September, be sure to visit the NGS Museum on 17th Street N.W. You’re in for a mighty fine surprise. “Da Vinci – The Genius” is one of the most …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture Tagged With: da Vinci, DC - Exhibitions, Leonardo da Vinci, National Geographic Society, NGS, Washington

Washington DC: A Very Special Museum

July 28, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

A recent business trip took me to Washington, DC, where I found myself with a little time to kill between meetings. As often happens, I took myself to one of the city’s splendid museums. We Americans seem to take for granted the great treasures that are available for us in our nation’s capital, and one …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, History Tagged With: Christo, Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, Jeanne-Claude, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Serendipity – New York Photos

July 17, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

When I’m visiting another country, I’m often asked what New York is “like.” So this trip home I’ve decided to snap some pictures of my neighborhood – and perhaps the larger city as well – to show to my non-American friends and colleagues. I’ve been fooling around with the camera, trying to line up some photos …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture Tagged With: Antonio Martin, New York - Views, New York (Photographs)

Brussels Art Nouveau

February 24, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

  A typical floral Art Nouveau doorway OK. I’m going to stop being pretentious. My French is all right, and certainly I’m comfortable throwing around a few French phrases when I’m feeling particularly “continental” (and how can you feel otherwise when you’re thinking about Art Nouveau?). But I’m also beginning to realize that in all …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture Tagged With: architecture, art nouveau, Brussels, decorative arts

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