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...during a war, or about war (or really, any writing) is an act of self-confirmation. Words help to explain the traumatic reality of war, to make sense of it, and then to live in it and to live in its wake—whether it be John Singleton Copley??s letters from Europe to his half-brother Henry Pelham back in America or Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead. As I read these things, I learned something about reading the literature of war (or really, any reading): It is an act of self...

Author: By Emily C. Graff | Title: On the History and Literature of America | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...outskirts of Johannesburg—the movie deftly draws the audience in with conflicting tales of message and mayhem. This is not, however, an easily struck balance. While the action is terrific and the drama is top shelf, each is potentially hindered by the other’s presence. Copley??s acting and the combined CGI innovation of Image Engine and producer Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop foster an unbelievable amount of sympathy for the strange insectoid aliens, but this achievement is often clouded by Blomkamp’s willingness to use his creations as gory...

Author: By Jack G. Clayton, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: District 9 | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

Last week, auction house Stair Galleries halted the sale of pieces from Kingsland’s collection when they were discovered to be stolen. Harvard confirmed that two paintings from Stair—one of which is a portrait by John Singleton Copley??were stolen from the University’s collections more than three decades...

Author: By Katherine M. Gray, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Waits for Return of Stolen Art | 10/26/2006 | See Source »

Harvard University Art Museums spokesman Daron J. Manoogian confirmed Friday that the paintings sold at the Kingsland auction are Copley??s “Second Earl of Bessborough” and a Kirkland portrait that matches an item missing from Harvard’s collection...

Author: By Katherine M. Gray, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: President Kirkland Is Coming Home | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

...Copley RA” and dated 1790 was sold for $85,000 at an auction Saturday by Stair Galleries in Hudson, N.Y.—far above the auction house’s initial price estimate of $1,500 to $2,500. The painting is identical to Copley??s portrait of William Ponsonby, the second earl of Bessborough, according to an art professional who asked that his name not be printed to preserve his relationship with the auction house...

Author: By Katherine M. Gray and Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Heisted Harvard Portrait Traced | 10/20/2006 | See Source »

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