Saturday, July 24, 2010

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Alphonse Mucha The 150 Birthday

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 06:01 AM PDT


Brief background of Alphonse Mucha's biography, he was first recognized around the Christmas of 1894 when he happened to drop into a print shop where there was a sudden and unexpected need for a new advertising poster for a play starring Sarah Bernhardt, the most famous actress in Paris at that time. Mucha volunteered to make the poster. Come New Year of 1895, the advertisement for the play Gismonda by Victorien Sardou appeared on the streets of the city giving him overnight success. As such, his name was revealed and announced all over Paris. To Bernhardt's joy, she immediately entered into a 6 year contract with Mucha.

Tomorrow, if you visit Google Czech Republic you should see a Doodle for Alphonse Mucha. Alphonse Mucha was born a 150 years ago and was a well-known Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist.

Cesky Krumlov mayor Jaroslav Mokry told CTK that the first five works will be taken down and prepared for transport to Prague on July 26, even though a ruling on the Mucha family's appeal is not expected for another 15 days. The Slav Epic is currently housed in the chateau in Moravsky Krumlov, a town in the Moravian Region, where it was put by the Communists, who had little use for the work of an artist that had espoused Czech nationalism. Yet, according to Prague City Hall, the bad state of the chateau means that The Slav Epic needs to be moved, with an opening date in Veletrzni palace set for the end of September.

he style of Alphonse Mucha is evident, even in the Google logo. Mucha desired to depict women, their styles and images, with decorative art. Many of his paintings were used or reproduced for the purpose of paintings, illustrations, advertisements, and designs.

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Desiree Jennings Say Yes to the Dress

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 05:58 AM PDT


"I want to work, I want to be doing something," she said. "But who's going to hire somebody who can't remember what they did the day before?"

Two women make second trips to the altar on "Say Yes to the Dress" (TLC at 9), as one drags her daughter along to choose a gown for her second beach wedding and the other brings her husband to get another opinion on what to wear to their vows renewal.

Washington Redskins cheerleader Ambassador Desiree Jennings, 25, had everything going for her until one day when her body suddenly stopped working, turning into a twisted, jerky mess. For some inexplicable reason, when she runs her body has untwisted, and straightened out, and sometimes she can walk backwards and sideways without trouble.

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Posted by Suresh at 11:15 PM

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