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Renoir and Boston

June 4, 2018

Renoir’s “The Seine At Asnieres” reminds me of my boat ride this week at the Boston Public Garden

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Cultural Cocktail Hour in Boston

June 2, 2018

Cultural Cocktail Hour is in Boston, admiring the flowers in each window in Beacon Hill “There are always flowers for those who want to see them”– Henri Matisse All Photography © 2018 by Leticia Marie Sanchez

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New Installations at the Getty Villa- *A Must See!*

April 18, 2018

by Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour had the pleasure of visiting the new installations at the Getty Villa. Prior to seeing it firsthand, I honestly wondered how this oasis in Malibu, remodeled after the home of Julius Caesar’s father-in-law, could in any…

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Roman Emperor Caligula loved horsing around…

April 18, 2018

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? by Leticia Marie Sanchez Salvador Dalí s painting, “Le Cheval de Caligula” depicts Incitatus, pampered pony of blood-thirsty Roman emperor Caligula. The often-violent Caligula became so enraptured with his stallion that he giddily showered him with 18 servants,…

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Cultural Cocktail Hour’s Interview with Timothy Potts, Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum

April 18, 2018

Photo Credit- Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Cultural Cocktail Hour interviewed Timothy Potts, Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, in advance of two openings at the Getty Villa on April 18th: The Reinstallation of the Antiquities Collection at the Getty Villa Plato in…

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New Installations at the Getty Villa- *A Must See!*

April 18, 2018

by Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour had the pleasure of visiting the new installations at the Getty Villa. Prior to seeing it firsthand, I honestly wondered how this oasis in Malibu, remodeled after the home of Julius Caesar’s father-in-law, could in any…

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Plato in LA- A Must See Exhibit- at the Getty Villa

April 16, 2018

Plato in L.A. Contemporary Artists’ Visions  April 18–September 3, 2018 By Leticia Marie Sanchez Plato would have had a field day with Los Angeles at this point in time. Even the term Virtual Reality has Platonic connotations. After all, Platonic…

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More photos from the Peggy and David Rockefeller preview reception at Christie’s

April 7, 2018

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)Near Abiquiu, New Mexico Image: Courtesy of Christie’s Claude Monet (1840-1926)Extérieur de la gare Saint-Lazare, effet de soleil Image: Courtesy of Christie’s   Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)Near Abiquiu, New Mexico Image: Courtesy of Christie’s Claude Monet (1840-1926)Extérieur de la gare Saint-Lazare, effet de…

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Artistic highlight of the year- The Peggy and David Rockefeller Collection on view at Christie’s

April 7, 2018

 By Leticia Marie Sanchez On View at Christie’s Los Angeles Until April 12th 336 N Camden Drive Beverly Hills Art-loving Angelenos: If there is only ONE artistic experience in which you engage this week, run, don’t walk (Uber- whatever you need to do…

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Beyond the Pacific….

April 4, 2018

Last week, visiting the Getty Center for the “Beyond the Nile,” right before entering the exhibit I caught a rare glimpse of a beautiful site that I usually see at the Getty Villa: the Pacific Ocean Beyond the Nile  Beyond the Pacific….

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