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The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art is a museum [1] located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The museum was founded by businessman Thomas James, and opened in 2018. [2] [3] [4] The museum has thousands of pieces from the James' collection, including both contemporary and traditional works. [5] Tom and Mary James spent $75 million creating the ...
James Havard Thomas (22 December 1854 – 6 June 1921) was a Bristol-born sculptor active in London and Capri. He became the first Chair of Sculpture at the Slade School of Art in London. He was known for his painstakingly precise sculptures resulting from elaborate and time-consuming processes for achieving sculptural realism.
Philippe Jaroussky (French pronunciation: [filip ʒaʁuski]; born 13 February 1978) is a French countertenor. He began his musical career with the violin, winning an award at the Versailles conservatory, and then took up the piano before turning to singing.
The Missal of Thomas James is an illuminated manuscript produced around 1483 for Thomas James, Bishop of Dol in Brittany. It represents the text of a missal for use in Rome and was commissioned by the Breton prelate , who was close to Pope Sixtus IV and Italian humanist circles while living in the papal city.
Table featuring sculptures formerly in the National Statuary Hall Collection; State Statue [note 1] Image Medium Sculptor Year placed Year replaced Replaced by Location Ref. Alabama: Statue of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry: Marble: Dante Sodini: 1908 2009 Statue of Helen Keller: Montgomery, Alabama [102] Arizona: Statue of John Campbell Greenway ...
The last of 23 bronze-painted sculptures created by artist J. Seward Johnson Jr. has been unveiled in Carmel. The city has paid millions for the art. 19 years and $2 million later, final sculpture ...
John Dalton bust – Burlington House. The bronze bust of John Dalton was also created by Ruby Levick and was donated to the Chemical Society in 1903 by its former President Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe, [4] as also attested by the inscription engraved on the bust's base: "John Dalton presented by T.E. Thorpe CB. L.L.D. F.R.S. past President in commemoration of the centenary of the enunciation of ...
Hooper's collection continued to be documented after his death in 1971. His collection was the subject of a book by his grandson Steven Phelps – now known as Steven Hooper. Art and Artifacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection was published in 1976 and featured 250 illustrations. Soon after this book was ...