The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900

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The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900

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The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900

I thought that folks in the San Francisco Bay Area might like to know about this exhibit at the Legion of Honor. It runs through June 17th. My wife and I plan to see it this coming Thursday.
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That looks fascinating, Tom! I wish we could see it.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
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I think Virgin is running a sale on flights from Portland. That's close to you, right? =:)
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Heh. :blackeye: It'd be fun! But life is a bit involved right now. . . .
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Oh, boy! I want to see that so badly! :( Am going to check whether any venue in Australia is included in the world tour.
Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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It was a bright sunny day in San Francisco yesterday, if a bit breezy as is not unusual. We enjoyed the exhibit very much. If you haven't viewed the video found at the bottom of the webpage linked above, I recommend you do so. It is a very good representation of the exhibit.
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