D. von Bothmer, 90: scholar identified Greek pot makers Oct 17, 2009
Together, in an extraordinary display of research and connoisseurship, they identified the individual hands and workshops behind hundreds of Greek vases, transforming the understanding of ancient Greek art ... Dietrich von Bothmer was the greatest connoisseur of Greek art of his generation and the most important and productive classical curator of the 20th century in the United States, said Jasper Gaunt, the curator of Greek and Roman art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University. (Boston Globe)
Exhibit showcases paintings of ancient Rome Sep 23, 2009
Roman painting was born out of Greek art. Since very little has survived of ancient Greek painting, these fragments represent a significant display of the techniques, patterns and themes of painting in the ancient world, officials said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Digging deeper: Archaeologists race to show Pompeii daily life Jul 16, 2009
Instead, the exhibits at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum focus on the good life among Rome's jet set, who re-created Greek art and Macedonian palaces to show off their status among their peers ... The remains of villas allow scholars to reconstruct how Rome's plutocrats changed Greek art, taking a famous painting of , for example, and making it into a mosaic. (USA Today -- Tech)
Odyssey of the Mind Kids Take Over Iowa! May 27, 2009
They also recreated ancient Greek art and costume. Shockwaves: Eighteen grams of balsa wood and glue are designed into structures that have been known to hold thousands of pounds. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lauinger is named first Donnelley research fellow Apr 17, 2009
My interest in the ancient Near East came from a course I took as an undergraduate on the Eastern influences on Greek art. I suddenly got the big picture. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Which Martial Art is the Best? Apr 3, 2009
Others include Savate in France, the Greek art of Pankration, and India s Kalaripayattu. states that Taekwondo certainly takes root in man's instincts to survive by means of protecting himself from outside threat with the bare-hand fighting skills. (Suite101.com)
* One foot in the East, one in the West Mar 25, 2009
Lee Tsai-chien (Ax) traveled to Europe in the 1970s to study Chinese sculpture, but returned to Taiwan with notes for a book on ancient Greek art (which he later published) and a mind full of the teachings of Plato, which inspired his monumental sculptures. The Age of Writing Poems and Indulging in Wine X Calligraphy and Paintings by Chiang I-han (s~X@[ei), currently on display at the National Museum of History, shows. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
