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The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) is a not-for-profit arts organization and former museum in New York City devoted to comic books, comic strips and other forms of cartoon art. [1] MoCCA sponsored events ranging from book openings to educational programs in New York City schools, and hosted classes, workshops and lectures.
George Frideric Handel is reported to have had a great love for painting, and until his eyesight failed him, he enjoyed viewing collections of pictures that were for sale. [1] He owned a large art collection consisting of at least seventy paintings and ten prints, [ 1 ] including landscapes; ruins; hunting, historical, marine and battle scenes ...
Portrait of George Frideric Handel is a 1756 portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Hudson depicting the German composer George Frideric Handel. [1] [2] Long resident in Britain Handel was the foremost composer in the country/ He was noted for his coronation anthems and his 1741 oratorio Messiah amongst his many works. He is shown in ...
The Galleries remained at the Biltmore for 23 years, until the structure was gutted and converted into an office building. [7] The final show was "Anita Loos and Friends." Describing the end of the Biltmore and the Grand Central Art Galleries' final show there, John Russell of The New York Times wrote:
A 2009 Cornell University study mapping out geotagged photos worldwide indicated the building was the fourth most photographed in New York City. [ 84 ] One of the most famous photographs of the terminal shows light streaming from Main Concourse windows down to the floor.
In 1992, Mankoff founded the online Cartoon Bank, [8] a licensing platform for New Yorker cartoons and art, with more than 85,000 cartoons available for sale. Mankoff was hired as New Yorker cartoon editor in 1997; [ 8 ] he credits his administration of the Cartoon Bank as being an important reason for why he was chosen to replace Lee Lorenz ...
The Forbes Galleries, housed within the Forbes Building on Fifth Avenue between West 12th and 13th Streets in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, was the home of Malcolm Forbes' collection, which the Forbes family continued to exhibit following his death. [1] The galleries closed in November 2014. [2] [3]
Alan Ford is an Italian comic book created by Max Bunker (Luciano Secchi) and Magnus (Roberto Raviola), in print since 1969. [1] The comic book is a satirical take on classic secret agents laden with surreal and black humour, and sardonic references to aspects of the contemporary Italian and Western society.