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Statue of Liberty's Cornerstone Is Laid

The Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, was a gift to the US from France to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence. The statue, a gesture of friendship and a symbol of freedom, is visited by millions each year, but many forget that “Lady Liberty” also served as a functioning lighthouse from 1886 to 1902. Designed by French sculptor F.A. Bartholdi, the statue depicts a woman with an uplifted arm holding a torch. Who served as Bartholdi's mod...

Scavenger Hunt Items: August 3

Just 2 items in this week's Hunt, but both are so 150% awesome they compensate for the missing third. We'll be back to 3 next week, promise. Happy hunting! From left: 1. Tartan plaid canvas bag with 2 metal Thermos containters and red plastic food container. Probably made in the '60s. Vintage 2. Flexible wood sculptor/artist figure, 12 1/2 inches tall. Vintage

Boom Truck: Lifting and hauling (Port Orchard)

Hello, I'm primarily an artist (sculptor) and have a large truck with a boom that can lift 10,000 lbs and carry 6,000 lbs. I've moved stones, pallets of fieldstone, Jacuzzis, moved a huge "playhouse", and even put a piano into a second-story room once. I have helped install roof trusses and put in a couple of septic tanks. Lowered huge pumps into a well. Lowered booms off of sailboats. I can lift a max of 10,000 lbs up close or 750lbs at 53 feet away! What do you need help with? Website Informat...

The Weymouth Beach Sand Castle Hotel

In an effort to entice Brits to vacation at their own seaside resorts, sand sculptor Mark Anderson created a sand hotel on Weymouth Beach, UK. The hotel will be on display until July 27th. No word if you can actually book a ‘room’ in the giant sand castle, but if you’re really interested, your best bet is to contact LateRooms.com. Via Uncooped.

Front and off-center

Shelly Willis, Sacramento's new public art administrator, grew up poor and on welfare – and fairly deprived of art, other than her great uncle Bentley's watercolors hanging in the family home. Shelly Willis at home in Sacramento's Curtis Park neighborhood with her Labrador retriever Eleanor Roosevelt. Willis became head of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission's Art in Public Places program early this year. Salmon turn a fence into a river at Watt and El Camino avenues. Gerald Walburg's "...

Effets spéciaux: Robert and Marguerite Gil

In 1985, Robert (Architect/ Urbanist) and Marguerite (Journalist/Painter/Sculptor) Gil started a French radio program on Miami's Public Radio Station, W-DNA 88.9 fm. They called it Effets Speciaux, (Special Effects). As the years went by, the program became more and more popular in South Florida until one day the station decided to give them a three hour time slot in order to host their live, week-end, FREN-glish, cultural show. Guests have included, Enrico Macias, Charles Aznavour, - Radio / Fl...

Hard life for Indian sculptor after train bombings

That one time, hanging out the open door of the crowded train was lucky for Mahendra Pitale. Had he been sitting inside the train car, the 34-year-old sculptor almost certainly would have been killed when the bomb exploded. Mahendra Pitale, 34, makes a design on a glass sheet at his workplace in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Pitale lost his left arm on July 11, 2006 while he was on his way to work when a series of seven blasts went off on commuter trains across Mumbai. The bombings, wh...

Nintendo World Wii Wonder Amusement Park

Your Wii Remote™ controller is your ticket to the most enjoyable theme park for the Wii console! To celebrate the launch of Wonder World Amusement Park, Wii fans are invited to the Nintendo World store on July 19 from 12 to 4 pm. The event will feature contests, giveaways, live carnival games, a balloon sculptor, face painter, and more! [...]

Sand sculptor to be brand ambassador for Incredible India (Times of India)

Noted sand sculptorSudarshan Pattnaik has been invited by the ministry to act as the brand ambassador for its signature campaign, Incredible India. Source : Times of India (subscribe) Explore : Fine Arts, INCredible, India, Record Labels

Cesar: An Anthology of the French Sculptor by Jean Nouvel Opens at The Fondation Cartier

PARIS - The Fondation Cartier presents a major exhibition of the work of French sculptor César on the tenth anniversary of his death. Jean Nouvel —the Fondation Cartier’s architect and a close friend of the artist—has been invited to select the works as well as design their presentation, thus offering a fresh perspective on the work of an artist who passionately explored the formal and expressive possibilities of industrial materials. Through this exhibition, the Fondation Cartier will c...