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Musee d'Orsay, Lucien Magne, Emile Benard, and Victor Laloux
Paris' Musee d'Orsay is completed (didn't realize it was built in a former train station!). Three architects dreamt up the museum: Lucien Magne, Émile Bénard, and Victor Laloux. Parfait.
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Flight of the Bumblebee, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The buzzing classical piece is a song that makes you envision a bumble bee rapidly shooting through the air.
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
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The Thinker, Auguste Rodin
What do ya think about Auguste Rodin's "The Thinker?" It was originally part of sculpture exhibit started din 1880 and the Thinker was created in bronze in 1901.
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Akhtyrka, Wassily Kandinsky
Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky whipped this oil painting up.
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
A children's book loved by all that follows the story of the courageous little Peter Rabbit and his hare brained adventures ha! The first edition was published privately by writer Beatrix Potter in 1901. A publisher then began printing the book in 1902. Over a 100 years later and the story is still heralded!
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Flatiron Building, Daniel Burnham and Frederick Dinkelberg
Do you recognize this building? The Flatiron building was constructed in one year in New York City and has become a much photographed photo in NY and a historical landmark. Architects Daniel Burnham and Frederick Dinkelberg designed it. Photo:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Edificio_Fuller_%28Flatiron%29_en_2010_desde_el_Empire_State_crop_boxin.jpg -
Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Bruno Schmitz
The monument is in downtown Indianapolis and has been classified as a historic landmark. Designed by Bruno Schmitz, it is a monument to soldiers who served in wars.
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Lady Evelyn Cavendish, John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent's Lady Evelyn Cavendish painted in realism style.
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The Wizard of Oz Musical
The classic story was written in 1900 and became a Chicago musical in 1902 then headed to NY.
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La Vie, Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso created La Vie during his so called blue period. -
The Call of the Wild, Jack London
The adrenaline pumps through your eyes as you read Jack London's Last Frontier adventure story.
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The Open Window, Henri Matisse
The Open Window by Henri Matisse illustrates the view outside of Matisse's place in France.
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Water Lilies, Claude Monet
Claude Monet's famously celebrated Water Lilies, 1906, from his assortment of water lily paintings created between the years 1840-1926.
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The River Seine at Chatou, Maurice de Vlaminck
French painter Maurice de Vlaminck's painting is done in the Fauvism style - a lot of color and flashy expressions.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Film
A silent horror movie depicting the case of a man who has two personalities.
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Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery
A classic children's book about an orphan who is adopted by siblings expecting to adopt a boy.
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Gamble House, Greene and Greene
A national historic landmark in Pasadena, CA and a great example of an American craftsman home designed by the firm Greene and Greene.
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America the Beautiful, Katharine Lee Bates and Samuel Ward
What a classic song! This patriotic anthem was published in 1910. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music was done by Samuel Ward.
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Landscape Near Figueras, Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali's painting which he did around the age of 6.
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Paul Durand-Ruel, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Portrait of Paul Durand-Ruel by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who was an Impressionist painter.
Photo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Auguste_Renoir#/media/File:Pierre-Auguste_Renoir_113.jpg
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