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If you enjoy reading ARTtalk each month, please support our advertisers when visiting your art materials retailer! Inquire, buy and try their fine products. ArtPourriNEA News – Rocco Landesman, nominated by President Barack Obama as the tenth chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, was confirmed recently by the U.S. Senate. Mr. Landesman, born and raised in St. Louis, MO, was previously a Broadway theater producer. USPS News – A revered entertainer and humanitarian has been immortalized with the recently dedicated Bob Hope first-class commemorative stamp. The image is based on a composite of 1980’s photographs of Hope and was designed by Kazuhiko Sano of Mill Valley, CA. —Five lighthouses that withstood the fury of devastating hurricanes now stand tall on Gulf Coast Lighthouses first-class commemorative stamps. Depicted are the lighthouses of Matagorda Island (TX), Sabine Pass (LA), Biloxi (MS), Sand Island (AL) and Fort Jefferson (FL). Stamp artist Howard Koslow of Toms River, NJ, based his artwork on photos taken by Frank Dedlar of St. Louis, MI. Winners Announced – The Municipal Art Society of New York, a non-profit membership organization that fights for intelligent urban planning, design and preservation, has announced the winners of the 8th annual MASterwork Awards. The Standard Hotel was named Best New Building, the Times Square TKTS Booth was named Best Neighborhood Catalyst, The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons, The New School for Design won for Best Renovation/Adaptive Reuse, and The Lion House at the Bronx Zoo won in the category of Best Restoration. Schedule Announced – The National Museum for American Illustrators in Newport, RI, has announced the fall-winter schedule. Labor Day weekend concludes the general admissions season. Until next Memorial Day 2010 they will no longer be open on a general admissions basis on weekends. The Museum will continue to be open for guided tours on Fridays at 2 p.m., as well as offer guided group tours by advance reservation year-round. They will be open by general admission on Sept. 26 for the Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day, in mid-Oct. will hold a special showing of Rockwell paintings for the Boy Scouts of America, and will be open in early Jan. for the New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend.
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