beaux arts
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One thing it clarifies is why Jim Crow monuments are all rendered in the same backward, Beaux-Arts style, exploiting classical forms and elaborate ornamentation harnessed for the 1890s City Beautiful movement.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
The retailer occupied various locations over the years and moved to its current Beaux-Arts home in 1928.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 21, 2025
Abidjan's École des Beaux-Arts would expose Aboudia to the Ivorian art icons whose influence can be found in his current work.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024
Amid the backdrop of Mannerist statues and the names of great artists gracing the storied walls of Les Beaux-Arts, where Garavani, 91, once honed his craft, the runway was — in contrast — unmistakably contemporary.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023
Outside the Academie des Beaux-Arts he wanders for hours through the shops selling prints, eventually buying a drawing of the Hotel de Lauzun.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
