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Jimmy Buffs!

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Martin Luther King Jr. at UCLA 4/27/1965

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In 1965, over 4,500 UCLA students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered to hear Dr. King's powerful message of civil rights. Today we celebrate the life and impact of Dr. King and his dedication to equality and justice. #MLKDay https://t.co/a9Gr7VvSIa — UCLA (@UCLA) January 15, 2024

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

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Michael Stipe Reads Selections  from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Strength to Love An August Dream (Martin Luther King Jr.) 24"x36" oil on linen 2022 painting by Gregg Chadwick  Today, we reflect on the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and recommit to honoring his vision.⁰⁰It's up to us to march forward choosing democracy over autocracy and a "Beloved Community" over chaos — to take up Dr. King's mantle and make his dream a… pic.twitter.com/LEpoicEZwg — President Biden (@POTUS) January 15, 2024

Creating Character: Volker Hermes and Peter Brathwaite’s Artists on Artists - National Gallery London

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Baritone and author Peter Brathwaite takes a closer look at Frans Hals's magnificent group portraits with artist Volker Hermes.

Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights Triptych (1490 - 1500)

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El tríptico del "Jardín de las delicias" es la obra más compleja y enigmática del Bosco. Obra comentada por Alejandro Vergara, jefe de conservación de pintura flamenca y escuelas del norte hasta 1700 del Museo del Prado pic.twitter.com/AVN3f2knc9 — Museo del Prado (@museodelprado) January 7, 2024

It's Winter in California

Snow is falling in the Sierra A late-arriving winter in California.  Enjoy wintry Yosemite National Park captured by @ando2chill Snow is here! Snow is finally falling in the Sierra over the past week. It looks like we will have a late-arrival of winter in California. Check out Yosemite National Park captured by @ando2chill pic.twitter.com/ap7Vwe9A9R — Los Angeles Magazine (@LAmag) January 7, 2024

"Velázquez, troppo vero. The painter and his techniques" by Jaime García-Máiquez

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Conference "Velázquez, troppo vero. The painter and his techniques", given by Jaime García-Máiquez (technician of the Technical Documentation Cabinet of the Prado Museum), on February 23, 2021. It is part of the Francisco Calvo Serraller "Velázquez" series of lectures, organized by the Fundación de Amigos del Museo del Prado. Transcript (Rough Translation from Spanish to English) 0:00 [Applause] Good afternoon, thank you very much for the 0:06 invitation first of all to Javier portús to the foundation of friends of the Prado Museum, I like to say 0:11 affectionately to the friends of the friends of the Prado Museum, word from a friend of 0:17 friends of friends of the Prado Museum And thank you very much for your assistance, so important and so necessary. 0:22 For so many things, not only brave but of epic or medical dimensions, it is 0:29 here Le sulysses and now you a year ago María Antonia ledó Álvarez 0:36 curator an exhibition tribute to the Prado with painting...