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A Picasso in New York

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A Picasso in New York A large, vibrantly colored portrait by Pablo Picasso of his lover and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter fetched $ 103.4 million at a Christie’s auction held in New York on Thursday. The bidding for Femme assise près d une fenêtre (Woman sitting by a window)   started at $ 45 million and soon after surpassed $ 55 million, the approximate value that the auction house experts had given it, to end in a price $ 90 million hammer, …

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The Statues of Liberty by the Sculptor Bartholdi

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The Statues of Liberty by Auguste Bartholdi New York    +     Buenos Aires    +     Paris    +   Bordeaux   +  Washington The Statue of Liberty is that huge bronze statue that dominates the mouth of the Hudson River and is located south of Manhattan. It was a good gift that the French people made in 1886, to the American people to commemorate the Declaration of Independence of the United States of 1776   The First: New York City …

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Yayoi Kusama in NY Botanical Garden

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Yayoi Kusama exhibits at NY Botanic Gardens

The New York Botanical Garden will exhibit works by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama From May 2 to November 1, 2020.

This exhibition was specially designed to capture and illuminate the artist’s commitment to nature during the seasons. This is from spring to fall.

Yayoi Kusama in NY Botanical Garden
Yayoi Kusama exhibits at NY Botanic Gardens

The exhibition will be distributed among the 250 acres of the NY Botanical Garden. There they will show Yayoi Kusama’s fascination for the natural world. Nature-based paintings, paper works and botanical sketches will be present.

In addition, exclusive mirrors and a horticultural showcase at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. In addition, new works created by the artist will be exhibited. One of them
It is a great pumpkin made exclusively for the Botanical Garden of NY. A participatory greenhouse facility will also be designed throughout the exhibition.

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History of Vacations

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History of Vacations in USA and the world The annual break from work is a fairly recent phenomenon. Greeks  & Romans The Greeks were the first who saw the need to have rest periods to perform more work and intellectually, but it is the Romans who can be said, invented the Vacations. Although it was a privilege destined for the wealthy classes, many families in the months that their emperors were honored, left their city to go to one of …

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Shenandoah National Park Birds Pics

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Shenandoah National Park Birds Shenandoah National Park (SNP) Birds: More than 190 species of resident and transient birds are known to use the park. Approximately half of these species breed in the park including eighteen species of warblers. Roughly thirty bird species are year-round residents including tufted titmice, red-tailed hawks, Carolina chickadees, wild turkeys, and barred owls. Due to the Park’s location along the crest of the Blue Ridge and the extent of forested habitat, Shenandoah provides essential habitat for …

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