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Avedon exhibit captures glam era
Posted on November 03 2016
By Carleton Varney Oh, what a super exhibition it is! I’m talking about the Richard Avedon exhibit at the Norton Museum, which should not be missed. Beautifully presented, “Avedon Fashion 1944-2000” features much of the iconic photographer’s early work. It includes photographs of model Carmen, who is still beautiful today,...
Academy Awards spotlight famous Oscar sculpture each year
Posted on November 03 2016
By Carleton Varney Sunday is Oscar time again, and Oscar Night comes just once a year — sort of like Christmas, Easter and Valentine's Day. For the past few years, Oscar has arrived between Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day, so between the red and the green, we find the...
Westminster Dog Show musings from Best-in-Show Sadie's decorator
Posted on November 03 2016
By CARLETON VARNEY Special to the Daily News A belated hello from Westminster — and I don't mean the cathedral! I mean the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison Square Garden, and my trip to New York a couple of Tuesdays ago wasn't easy. The plan was to leave...
Washington Resonated Style During Inaugural Festivities
Posted on November 03 2016
Editor's Note: Carleton Varney filed this column from Washington, D.C., last week when he was there for the presidential inauguration. It's Obama City, this Washington D.C., home of the White House, the Smithsonian, the Lincoln Memorial and so many other national treasures. I am here with tens of thousands...