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Giacometti style can mean many different things

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Talent ran in the Giacometti family. Giovanni Giacometti, born in Switzerland in 1868, was a painter who studied in Paris and was influenced by Impressionism. He returned to Switzerland and married Annetta Stampa, with whom he had four children. They encouraged their sons, Alberto, Diego and Bruno, in artistic pursuits. Alberto trained in painting, drawing and printmaking, but he is best known as a sculptor, famous for his tall, thin figures. In 2010, one of his bronze sculptures sold at Sotheby’s in London for over $10 million, setting a record at the time for the most expensive ...

NU native leads Guam’s typhoon recovery efforts

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Nearly a year ago (on May 24, 2023), Typhoon Mawar a Category 4/5 typhoon, unloaded 140 mph winds on Guam, a U.S. territory in the Western Pacific Ocean, about 5,800 miles west of San Francisco and 1,600 miles east of Manila, the Philippines. Another way to describe Guam’s location is ...

Picture the world

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I really enjoy reading illustrated children’s books. The interplay between stories and words makes the experience so rich. The artwork can add so much context that isn’t there in the words alone, especially for young readers who are still learning the nuances of English. One of my favorite types of picture books are those that help us learn more about our world, especially our natural world. These are a few illustrated children’s books I’ve enjoyed lately. “Marvelous Maps: The World as You Have Never Seen It Before” by Simon Kuestenmacher is a collection of illustrated maps ...

Anniversaries

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Gary and Connie (Luepke) Moll of New Ulm will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married April 27th, 1974 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Ulm. The Moll’s will celebrate their special day with an open house on Saturday, April 27th from 4-9pm at the Courtland Community Center.

Newcomb College is not just famous for pottery

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Ceramics collectors know Newcomb College for its famous pottery. From 1895 to the 1940s, students at the college, which was, at the time, Tulane University’s coordinate women’s college, decorated the ceramics that Newcomb Pottery sold. In accordance with the Arts and Crafts movement, the intention was to both teach the students vocational skills and encourage their appreciation for decorative arts and fine craftsmanship. Like many Arts and Crafts communities or guilds, Newcomb College students worked in multiple media. They bound books, crafted metalwork and, perhaps most notably, ...

Offering more than just books

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The Hanska Community Library will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, but it could come down to a community vote whether the library will be around for its 41st year. The Hanska library has served the community of approximately 400 people since 1984. Throughout its four decades, the ...