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August 6, 2003 By: Betty Ramsey Passport: Painters & Art (?) Sorry folks, I just slid into my seat as the game was beginning. The first question is paraphrased. Packing Round 1. Paul Gauguin painted on which Polynesian island? TAHITI 2. Calais Pier is the subject of a work by this renowned landscape artist. J. M. W. TURNER 3. The BLUE House in Mexico City, now a museum, was the long-time home of artist Freda Kahlo. 4. What city are you in if you're standing in front of the famous statue of Venus de Milo? PARIS 5. Be sure to stop in at the GEORGIA O'KEEFE Museum while in Santa Fe, NM. 6. Artist Toulouse-Lautrec had a long association with the Bohemian life in this area of Paris. MONMARTRE Picture of watercolor still life of a river Departure Round 1. Harry's Bar in Venice serves a cocktail named for this "Saint Francis in Ecstasy" artist. GIOVANNI BELLINI 2. The Norman Rockwell Museum in STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts, is exhibiting his "Saturday Evening Post" covers. 3. He designed the jacket for the "St. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." PETER BLAKE 4. This river that flows from the Catskills to the Atlantic Ocean is part of a Larry Rivers painting. DELAWARE RIVER 5. John Severson, artist and sportsman, was voted into the SURFING Hall of Fame in 1993. Picture of outdoor, very tall stack of odd cubes On Tour Round 1. You'll learn a lot about the history of this American painter in Hoosick Falls, NY. GRANDMA MOSES 2. This place in Maine is the subject of a famous painting by American artist Winslow Homer. PROUTS NECK 3. Frescos by this Mexican muralist are landmarks at "Instituto Culturo Cabanas" in Guadalajara. JOSE CLEMENTE OROZZO 4. The Edward Hopper canvas "Room in BROOKLYN " hangs in the Museum of Modern Art in Boston. 5. A mural by this artist adorns the terrace wall of a restaurant in St. Paul de Vence, France. FERNAND LEGER 6. The Medici tombs in this Italian city contain three of Michelangelo's sculptures. FLORENCE 7. English artist Paul Nash also wrote "The Show Guide to DORSET ." Picture of part of an old red brick building with curved top shaped windows 8. Vincent Van Gogh's time in Arles, France, is associated with his paintings of SUNFLOWERS . 9. This French artist often painted Monte St. Victoire, which is near his hometown of Aix. PAUL CEZANNE 10. Frank Stella's painting Guadalupe Island depicts this tourist haven in the LEEWARD Islands. 11. Leiden, a small city in the Netherlands, became famous as the birthplace of this Dutch master. REMBRANT VAN RYAN (NTN spelling, not mine.) 12. All of these artists are natives of Russia except OSKAR KOKOSCHKA Bonus question 1 This palace in Florence, Italy, contains one of the world's richest art collections. UFFIZI Bonus question 2 Where on the map of Italy is Florence found? Section 3 Picture of red pyramid with a red crystal-like object on top in a reflecting pool Slide Show 1. The beautiful water gardens created by this painter are a landmark in Giverny, France. CLAUDE MONET 2. "The Endless Column," a sculpture by Constantin Brancusi, is a landmark in a public park in RUMANIA. 3. You can view El Greco works at the Church of Stanto Tome, a landmark in this Spanish city. TOLEDO 4. Fourteen huge paintings by Mark Rothko can be seen at an ecumenical chapel in HOUSTON, Texas. Clues for next week's game... Orinoco River Oil Angel Falls |