Monday, October 01, 2007

to south kensington and the V&A for an excellent ( and free ) sunday lecture

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the V&A ... the excellence of every art must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose

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these panels above the main entrance to the V&A were made by Drury, the same man that made those huge figures on the downstream side of ...

in the norfolk house music room ... saved for the V&A from the 1938 demolition

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http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/events/friday_evenings/index.html

cornelia parker's "breathless" at the V&A

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http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/british_galls/galleries/55/index.html
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chaucer, on glass, and on paper ... by william morris

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just how long does it take to cook a dragon's head ?

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strawberry hill gothick transferred to the V&A

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in the ironwork gallery

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model of medusa for a statue of perseus by benvenuto cellini

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http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/33762-popup.html

the american blacksmith albert paley's bench at the V&A

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http://www.albertpaley.com/default.asp
Sunday, September 30, 2007

sun god ? garden sculpture from the park at stowe by michael rysbrack ?

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eurydice ... she's just been bitten by a serpent

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treasures of the V&A ... when i rule the world, this will be my soap-dish of choice

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posh surroundings for diners ... the gamble room at the V&A

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posh surroundings for diners at the V&A ... the poynter room

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its that time of the year again

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http://www.vam.ac.uk/res_cons/conservation/journal/number_54/luca_della/index.html

party-time at the V&A

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rodin's john the baptist

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a little light reading before i'm forced to wash the dishes

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Friday, September 28, 2007

location, location, location ... where shall i site the new "cold comfort farm theme park" ?

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