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Tag Archives: art
Play Me, I’m Yours
What’s that I hear, a piano? Scattered all over the public spaces of the world’s cities are elaborately decorated pianos, just sitting there waiting to be played. Let me back up for a second. When my old house was new, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Random Ruminations
Tagged art, George Gershwin, music, Paris, piano, Rhapsody in Blue
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The Forbidden City Comes To Richmond
East meets West in grand style in Richmond for the next few months. Our Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is hosting the Forbidden City exhibit and it’s a jaw-dropper. I was invited to a private tour of the exhibit yesterday (how about … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Random Ruminations
Tagged art, China, Forbidden City, Giuseppe Castiglione, Jesuits, Qianlong, Qing Dynasty, Richmond, taiwan, VMFA
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