acrylic
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An acrylic DVF wrap dress might have been priced around $84 in 1975, per the Vintage Fashion Guild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Nokia 2210, an acrylic on canvas, depicts the comedian's favourite-ever phone, and features a message saying, Snobs?, referring to a legendary city nightspot.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The tweens came down from Napa, Calif., to showcase their acrylic comic-strip painting featuring Mexican soccer player Alexis Vega, who channels his Mesoamerican ancestors when scoring the victory goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
“The company actually creates acrylic plastics for the aerospace industry and that’s the reason for the chemical,” said Kurtz.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
When I get home from work, the acrylic tubes are still on the desk, but not the way I left them.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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He ditched his British oil paints in favour of bright, Californian acrylics but retained his Bradford accent - which the Americans adored.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
However, cash flow from the surge in acrylics margins shouldn’t be used to continue a dividend policy that was devised during better times, Bray says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The basic materials -- usually epoxies or acrylics -- come mostly from petrochemical feedstocks.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
But also missing is an example of the bright, abstract acrylics Sam Gilliam saturated into expanses of cotton duck or linen, which he gathered and draped from the ceiling and across the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
I pack my best pencils and feel a horrible ache in my heart when I leave all my acrylics and brushes in the corner.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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Visual Arts - Introductory
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