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Accession. s0011V1962. Shoes (Schoenen) is a painting completed by the Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh between September and November 1886 in Paris. The work is in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. [1] In addition to the 1886 painting, van Gogh painted other versions of the same subject between 1886 and 1887.
DC was founded in June 1994 by Damon Way, Ken Block and Clayton Blehm. [2] It was originally based in Carlsbad, California, but is now based in Huntington Beach, California. [3] DC originally stood for "Droors Clothing," but since the sale of Droors Clothing in 2004, DC no longer has ties to Droors and is simply DC Shoes, Inc. [2]
List of drawings by Vincent van Gogh is an incomplete collection of drawings by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) that form an important part of his complete body of work. The listing is ordered by year and then by catalogue number. While more accurate dating of Van Gogh's work is often difficult.
Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, [1] has a unique and diverse architectural history. Encompassing government, monumental, commercial, and residential buildings, D.C. is home to some of the country's most famous and popular structures designed by some of the leading architects of their time.
L'Enfant was born on August 2, 1754, in Paris, specifically at the Gobelins located in the 13th arrondissement on the city's left bank. [4] He was the third child and second son of Pierre L'Enfant (1704–1787), a painter and professor at Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture known for his panoramas of battles, [5] and Marie Charlotte Leullier, the daughter of a French military officer.
Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James Monroe and the British legation. Built ca. 1802 to 1805, this is a fine example of the Federal style of residential architecture. 2. Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington.
This is a list of public art in Washington, D.C. organized by neighborhood wards. Ward 1 – Neighborhoods such as Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights, Howard University and the U Street Corridor. Ward 2 – Neighborhoods such as Downtown, Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, parts of Shaw and cultural areas like the National Mall and the ...
Potomac bluestone is a metamorphic rock that has been used extensively in the construction of the District of Columbia. It was used as the foundation of the White House, U.S. Capitol, and Washington Monument. Many old houses in the Northwest quadrant, notably the Old Stone House, are constructed out of the rock. 2014.