Actor, comedian and filmmaker Robert (Rob) Reiner First came to national prominence with the role of Michael Stivic on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971-1979). Rob is 73 years old today.
Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) Painting by Australian artist John Russell.
On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor while staying in Arles, France. He later documented the event in a painting titled Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. Today, Van Gogh is regarded as an artistic genius and his masterpieces sell for record- breaking prices; however, during his lifetime, he was a poster boy for tortured starving artists and sold only one painting.
(FoxNews) – An odd piece of artwork that consists of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $120,000 at a Miami art fair. The piece, titled "The Comedian," was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
Two of the three editions of the banana artwork sold for $120,000 at the Art Basel Miami festival and a third is expected to fetch $150,000.
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is known for his satirical sculptures.
Smokey Bear is an campaign and advertising icon created by the U.S.Forest Service with artist Albert Staehle (below). In the Wildfire Prevention Campaign, which is the longest-running public service announcement (PSA) campaign in United States history.
On this day in 1971, President Nixon announced that he’d sent Henry Kissinger to China and that the result of these meetings was an agreement for a presidential trip to China to seek a ‘’normalization of relations.”
President Nixon shakes hands with Premier Chou En-lai of the People’s Republic of China.
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon Visiting the Great Wall of China.