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Aug. 25, 2011
Entertainment & Arts
Little knowledge about Gauguin’s ceramic works and a believable provenance add up to an art world fooled.
Dec. 21, 2007
Quick Takes: Questions remain after Amy Winehouse autopsy
Think Degas, and chances are you think Impressionism. And why not?
Nov. 22, 1996
Books
The best thing about the 1989 menu of art books is the variety and diversity of meals you can select for yourself and your friends.
Dec. 4, 1988
Dot by dot, layer by layer, conservators have deconstructed Georges Seurat’s ‘A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.’ Now, a Chicago exhibition meticulously reveals the trial-and-error evolution that led to a masterpiece.
June 6, 2004
It’s rare at any given time for more than one big art institution in a city to need a new chief. But Getty and LACMA won’t be competing.
April 10, 2005
My first memory of Art is green Jell-O and apple pie.
Dec. 4, 1994
Sports
The Associated Press’ round-by-round account and judges’ scoring of the Buster Douglas-Mike Tyson heavyweight championship fight.
Feb. 12, 1990
Obituaries
Anne Douglas, the widow of Kirk Douglas and stepmother of Michael Douglas, has died in California.
April 29, 2021