American Airlines onboard
announcement, today (Aug. 22), Chicago to New York City:
“Please be sure to check the
seat pocket in front of you for any personal items, such as a tablet or a
mobile phone … ”
Wall script in the final gallery
room of the Paul Gaugin “Artist as Alchemist” show (Aug. 21) at the Art
Institute of Chicago, detailing the personal items left in his house upon his
death in 1903:
“Sculpting tools, wood chisels,
handsaws, planes, a drill and vises, tube paints and related paint products,
rolled canvases, frames, three easels, a bundle of drawing paper, a sewing
machine and a camera.”
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