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Spainish police recover 100-year-old drawings by Salvador Dali

STORY: Spainish police recover 100-year-old drawings by Salvador Dali DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the artwork, courtesy of Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan regional police force) STORYLINE: The Catalan regional police have recovered two stolen drawings by famous Spanish artist Salvador Dali, which were made 100 years ago and valued at 300,000 euros (320,460 U.S. dollars) each. The drawings were stolen from an apartment in the wealthy Sarria-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona, and the police have returned them to the owners, said Jose Luis Gonzalez, head of the Central Investigation and Heritage Area of the Criminal Investigation Division of Catalan police, at a press conference on Friday. According to the police, three men aged 50, 53 and 55 were arrested on the charge of burglary, while another two were detained for dealing with the swag. The drawings are "Les sardanes de la festa major" (the Sardana at the celebration) and "Els pagesos"

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Grade school boy poses before award-winning drawing

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shinnosuke Takagi, a fifth grader at an elementary school in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, pose in front of his drawing (upper R) at the Fukuoka city office building on Oct. 5, 2014. He won a prize at an exhibition of drawings by Japanese, Chinese and South Korean preschool and elementary school pupils to promote understanding among the three countries.

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European Council president presents 2nd volume of haiku

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Council President Herman van Rompuy presents his second volume of haiku at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Brussels on Oct. 3, 2013. Published three years after his first volume, "Haiku 2" is not only accompanied by drawings but also Japanese translations of the original Dutch verses.

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Doraemon cartoonist's museum

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2011, shows the reproduced atelier of late Fujiko F. Fujio, the creator of the ''Doraemon'' cartoon series, at Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The three-story museum, featuring around 50,000 of his original drawings, is scheduled to open to the general public on Sept. 3.

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Museum for Doraemon cartoonist in Kawasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the inside of Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, dedicated to the legacy of the creator of the ''Doraemon'' cartoon series, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2011. The three-story museum, featuring around 50,000 of Fujiko F. Fujio's original drawings, is scheduled to open to the general public on Sept. 3.

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'Doraemon' author's museum to feature 50,000 original drawings

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Fujimoto (2nd from L), the widow of Fujiko F. Fujio who created ''Doraemon,'' poses for photographs during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 29, 2010, at which the outlines of a museum dedicated to the cartoonist were unveiled. The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum is scheduled to open on Sept. 3, 2011, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, the city where he spent more than three decades until his death in 1996.

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Volunteers scrub off graffiti at America Mura in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A group of volunteers are busily scrubbing off and painting over graffiti in America Mura (American Village), a center of youth culture in central Osaka, on May 26. Graffiti, which had been increasing in the area for the past 10 years, is a constant headache for the local community. On May 5, the police arrested three men who allegedly painted graffiti on the walls and shutters of local shops. Volunteers scrubbed off some 1,000 graffiti drawings during the summer last year.

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Drawings of U.S. soldiers killed by A-bomb given to Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shigeaki Mori (L), a 68-year-old historian in Hiroshima, shows three drawings depicting U.S. soldiers killed while being detained when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on July 11. Mori brought the color-pencil drawings to the museum together with three of the eight witnesses who provided the accounts on which the drawings are based.

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"I love panda" drawing contest boosts China-Egypt cultural communication

STORY: "I love panda" drawing contest boosts China-Egypt cultural communication DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang attending the ceremony 2. various of students appreciating giant panda drawings 3. various of award ceremony of the competition STORYLINE: A contest themed "I love panda," organized by the China Cultural Center in Cairo under the auspices of the Chinese embassy in Cairo and the Egyptian education directorate in Cairo, concluded on Wednesday night. More than 500 children from primary, junior and high schools in Cairo took part in the contest with pictures drawn about panda. Three winners came in first place, nine won the second, and 18 topped the third place while 30 received a prize of excellence. "Giant panda is a symbol of peace and a national treasure for China," said Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang during the ceremony. Addressing the Egyptian children, Liao

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Paris+ Modern Art Fair held in Paris

STORY: Paris+ Modern Art Fair held in Paris DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Champs-Elysees 2. various of the entrance to the Grand Palais Ephemere 3. various of the Paris+ exhibition 4. various of visitors 5. various of artworks 6. various of artists STORYLINE: Paris+ Modern Art Fair 2022 is held on Oct. 20-23 at the Grand Palais Ephemere in Paris, with nearly 160 galleries participating in this major international contemporary art fair. The Paris+ exhibition is divided into three programs -- the Galeries, the Galeries Emergentes and the Sites. As the main sector of the fair, the Galeries features 140 of the world's leading galleries presenting the highest quality of painting, sculpture, drawings, installation, photography, video, and digital works. The Galeries Emergentes, incorporating 16 solo presentations, focuses on emerging galleries across the globe, while the Sites is dedicated to artistic projects taking place in the heart o

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The Comedy-Ballet of Marionnettes

The Comedy-Ballet of Marionnettes, as performed by the troupe of the Theatre-Impossible, posed in the third of three drawings. Figures, including an ogre or devil-like one, cavort on a stage while musicians play. Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley in The Yellow Book, volume II, July 1894. Date: 1894

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The Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes

The Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes as performed by the troupe of the Theatre-Impossible, posed in the first of three drawings. A lady in a black dress and white muff, with a small pierrot-like figure. Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley in The Yellow Book, volume II, July 1894. Date: 1894

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The Comedy-Ballet of Marionnettes

The Comedy-Ballet of Marionnettes, as performed by the troupe of the Theatre-Impossible, posed in the second of three drawings. A lady and her weak-chinned companion approach a set of double doors. Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley in The Yellow Book, volume II, July 1894. Date: 1894

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UNESCO adds WWII Japanese detainees' records to world memory list

Nobuo Kiuchi, a survivor of post-World War II internment of Japanese nationals by the Soviet Union, points to his sketches in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2015, about life during his three years in Ukraine. The drawings, exhibited at the Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum, were added by UNESCO, along with other items of interned Japanese troops and civilians, to its "Memory of the World" program on Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drawings of U.S. soldiers killed by A-bomb given to Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shigeaki Mori (L), a 68-year-old historian in Hiroshima, shows three drawings depicting U.S. soldiers killed while being detained when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on July 11. Mori brought the color-pencil drawings to the museum together with three of the eight witnesses who provided the accounts on which the drawings are based. (Kyodo)

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Volunteers scrub off graffiti at America Mura in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A group of volunteers are busily scrubbing off and painting over graffiti in America Mura (American Village), a center of youth culture in central Osaka, on May 26. Graffiti, which had been increasing in the area for the past 10 years, is a constant headache for the local community. On May 5, the police arrested three men who allegedly painted graffiti on the walls and shutters of local shops. Volunteers scrubbed off some 1,000 graffiti drawings during the summer last year. (Kyodo)

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Museum for Doraemon cartoonist in Kawasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the inside of Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, dedicated to the legacy of the creator of the ''Doraemon'' cartoon series, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2011. The three-story museum, featuring around 50,000 of Fujiko F. Fujio's original drawings, is scheduled to open to the general public on Sept. 3. (Kyodo)

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Doraemon cartoonist's museum

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2011, shows the reproduced atelier of late Fujiko F. Fujio, the creator of the ''Doraemon'' cartoon series, at Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The three-story museum, featuring around 50,000 of his original drawings, is scheduled to open to the general public on Sept. 3. (Kyodo)

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Museum in memory of "Sazae-san" author Machiko Hasegawa

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 9, 2020, shows painting materials displayed at a museum dedicated to Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), author of the Japanese comic strip "Sazae-san," a huge success that depicted an ordinary Japanese family led by a good-natured mother and wife called Sazae. The museum set to open to the public as an annex of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum on July 11, three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, mainly showcases original drawings of Sazae-san and other characters as well as painting materials used by Hasegawa.

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Museum in memory of "Sazae-san" author Machiko Hasegawa

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 9, 2020, shows the interior of a museum dedicated to Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), author of the Japanese comic strip "Sazae-san," a huge success that depicted an ordinary Japanese family led by a good-natured mother and wife called Sazae. The museum set to open to the public as an annex of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum on July 11, three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, mainly showcases original drawings of Sazae-san and other characters as well as painting materials used by Hasegawa.

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Museum in memory of "Sazae-san" author Machiko Hasegawa

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 9, 2020, shows the interior of a museum dedicated to Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), author of the Japanese comic strip "Sazae-san," a huge success that depicted an ordinary Japanese family led by a good-natured mother and wife called Sazae. The museum set to open to the public as an annex of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum on July 11, three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, mainly showcases original drawings of Sazae-san and other characters as well as painting materials used by Hasegawa.

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Museum in memory of "Sazae-san" author Machiko Hasegawa

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 9, 2020, shows the interior of a museum dedicated to Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), author of the Japanese comic strip "Sazae-san," a huge success that depicted an ordinary Japanese family led by a good-natured mother and wife called Sazae. The museum set to open to the public as an annex of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum on July 11, three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, mainly showcases original drawings of Sazae-san and other characters as well as painting materials used by Hasegawa.

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Museum in memory of "Sazae-san" author Machiko Hasegawa

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 9, 2020, shows a museum dedicated to Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), author of the Japanese comic strip "Sazae-san," a huge success that depicted an ordinary Japanese family led by a good-natured mother and wife called Sazae. The museum set to open to the public as an annex of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum on July 11, three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, mainly showcases original drawings of Sazae-san and other characters as well as painting materials used by Hasegawa.

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Museum in memory of "Sazae-san" author Machiko Hasegawa

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 9, 2020, shows a museum dedicated to Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), author of the Japanese comic strip "Sazae-san," a huge success that depicted an ordinary Japanese family led by a good-natured mother and wife called Sazae. The museum set to open to the public as an annex of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum on July 11, three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, mainly showcases original drawings of Sazae-san and other characters as well as painting materials used by Hasegawa.