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TO GO WITH AFP STORY ENTERTAINMENT-US -ART
This handout image received October 7, 2009 courtesy of The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC shows "Sunset" by Winslow Homer( c. 1875 oil on canvas 39.4 x 57.2 cm (15 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.). The US First Couple has taken 47 works of art on loan to decorate the White House, displaying a taste for modern and contemporary art and works by minority artists. Art selected by President Barack Obama -- the first African-American US president -- and Michelle Obama from five galleries include works from the National Gallery of Art and the Hirshhorn, a sculpture gallery. In addition, many earthenware pieces and other works by Native Americans were chosen. George Catlin, who captured Native Americans' ways of life in the 19th century, is among the White House stars with about a dozen works on display. AFP PHOTO/THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
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Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES |
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7 Octombrie 2009 |
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1296 x 883 (839.39 KB) |
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