The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night,, by Vincent Van Gogh, c.1888 I am here, both now and in the future, sitting on the terasse ...
Out Of The Archives: Alone in Marseilles
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Out Of The Archives: Calissons
If there is one known gourmet specialty of the town of Aix, it would have to be the Calisson - an almond or diamond shaped confection made from sweet ...
On This Day: February 15: GALILEO GALILEI
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On This Day: February 12: Max Beckmann
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National Park Artist-In-Residence Program
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On This Day: February 3: Gertrude Stein
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On This Day: February 1: Langston Hughes
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On This Day: January 30: Richard Brautigan
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On This Day: January 29: Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman was born on January 29, 1905, New York, New York, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland. Barnett Newman was an American Abstract ...