Archives for October, 2010
the tall narrow canvas of William Grit Laskin
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Article by Judy Donnelly
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illiam Grit Laskin is one of North America’s pre-eminent luthiers and inlay artists. Since the early 1970s he has built beautifully-crafted guitars,...
art for art’s sake
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Article by Tony Luppino
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very time the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra performs, jewellery designer Claudine Hannigan is one reason they sound so splendid. Through a program...
plain and fancy
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Article by Sheldon Posen
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n his classes at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1970s, anthropologist Ray Birdwhistell sometimes brought in objects to prompt discussion....
music and the decorative arts
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Article by John Fleming and Marian Bradshaw
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an music be included among the decorative arts? Perhaps not. Yet the instruments that make non-vocal music possible, from...