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The Unblinking Stare of Walker Evans at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme
The Exacting Eye of Walker Evans
Through Jan. 29, 2012, Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme, (860) 434-5542
"Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long."
So advised Walker Evans (1901-1975), who knew...Tags: Paul Strand, Fine Arts, James Agee, Old Lyme, Ben Shahn
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Critic's Notebook: Smithsonian public forum on censorship? Not so much
Culture MonsterChristopher Knight on Smithsonian plans for a flawed public forum on censorship... -
'Gay art': The Catholic League responds to commentary on 'anti-Christian' remark
Culture MonsterOn Monday, I wrote a column saying that the New York-based Catholic League, which describes itself as the nation's largest Catholic civil-rights organization, was incorrect to characterize a video in a Washington, D.C., exhibition at the National Portrait... -
Issue of anti-gay bullying comes to the Smithsonian
Culture MonsterWith good reason, the nation has been focused for several months on horrific stories of anti-gay bullying in American schools. The torment of kids by other kids, sometimes leading to the tragedy of suicide, prompted Congress to hold a briefing...... -
Roy DeCarava dies at 89; art photographer depicted the African American experience
Roy DeCarava, an art photographer whose pictures of everyday life in Harlem helped clarify the African American experience for a wider audience, has died. He was 89.
He died Tuesday in New York City, his daughter Wendy DeCarava said. The cause was not...Tags: Demonstration, Edward Steichen, Death, George Washington Carver, Los Angeles Times
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The List: Art Openings
So much art, so little time. How to best navigate the Los Angeles gallery and museum scene? Here are critic's previews, openings and continuing shows for the week beginning Thursday, June 26. Critic's Preview Christopher Knight, Times Art Critic Chris &...Tags: William Randolph Hearst, Richard Avedon, Chris & Don: A Love Story (movie), History, Peru
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New Yorks Carlyle Hotel introduces Empire Suite
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe opulent Carlyle Hotel houses a rarefied mix of New York's power elite, who either reside in one of the apartments or stay over in the exclusive suites, at prices beyond belief. Recently, the Carlyle converted one of the residences into the Empire...Tags: Los Angeles Times, New York, Empire State Building, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hotels and Accommodations
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