Today's Highlights:
Thursday, April 20, 2006
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Spotlight: Abstract painter and sculptor Joan Miró was born on this date in 1893. A practitioner of surrealist automatism, Miró did not call himself a surrealist; this allowed him to experiment freely with different media. He created collages and tapestries, painted murals for hotels in New York and Cincinnati and created ceramic decorations for the UNESCO buildings in Paris.
Quote: "The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness."
Today in History:
- Edgar Allan Poe: published "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," arguably the first detective story (1841)
- Columbine High School: 13 killed in shooting spree in Littleton, Colorado (1999)
Today's Birthdays:
- Luther Vandross: R&B singer (1951-2005)
- Carmen Electra: actor, Baywatch (34)
- Funny Cide: winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness in 2003 (6)
Word of the Day:
gas sculpture: sculpture out of gaseous materials; Joan Miró was a proponent of the idea of gas sculptures.
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