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Two Philadelphia shadow-box grottoes
From ancient times, people have enjoyed shells for their beauty, usefulness, and symbolism. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries they were among ......(Continue Reading) Modern fireplaces: think outside the firebox for a sleek and stylish look
Still the focal point of many interior living spaces, the latest fireplaces look anything but traditional. Although their inner workings are largely ......(Continue Reading)Clip & save: Joseph Cornell , Medici Slot Machine, 1942. Box construction: stained hinged wood box with glass pane containing painted glass, metal jacks,
the artist Joseph Cornell lived most of his life in the New York borough of Queens with his widowed mother and handicapped brother. Until he was 37, ......(Continue Reading)Angel of the north: as we celebrate the centenary of her birth, Barbara Hepworth's work has assumed an unexpected resonance. Poet Simon Armitage on a fellow
It is 100 years since Barbara Hepworth was born in Wakefield in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The house where she was brought up -- a less than prepossessing ......(Continue Reading)Creating dream spaces: home spruce-up makes old condo appear new
AFTER nine years of living in a one-bed-room, high-rise condo on the north side of Chicago, marketing expert Susan White decided to move to a larger ......(Continue Reading)
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