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Willem de Kooning

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Willem de Kooning De Kooning in his studio in 1961 Born ( 1904-04-24 ) April 24, 1904 Rotterdam, Netherlands Died March 19, 1997 (1997-03-19) (aged 92) East Hampton, New York, U.S. [1] Nationality Dutch, American Known for Abstract expressionism Notable work Woman I , Easter Monday , Attic , Excavation Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964) National Medal of Arts (1986) Praemium Imperiale (1989) Willem de Kooning ( / d ə ˈ k uː n ɪ ŋ / ; [2] Dutch:  [ˈʋɪləm də ˈkoːnɪŋ] ; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch abstract expressionist artist. He was born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. He moved to the United States in 1926, and became an American citizen in 1962. [3] On December 9, 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried. In the years after World War II, de Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as abstract expressionism or "action painting", and was part of a group of artists that came to be known as the New York School. Other painters in this gr

Liner notes

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP Handwritten inscription by Gustav Holst on Adrian Boult's copy of the score of The Planets (from liner note to EMI CD 5 66934 2) Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes ) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes. Contents 1 Origin 2 Contents 2.1 Common material 2.2 Biographies 2.3 Metadata 3 Digital liner notes 4 Awards 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Origin Liner notes are descended from the notes of text that were printed on the inner sleeve used to protect a traditional 12-inch vinyl record, i.e., long playing or gramophone record album. The term descends from the name "record liner" or "album liner". Album liner notes survived format changes from vinyl LP to cassette to CD. [1] Contents Common material Such notes often contained a mix of factual a

Schengen Visa canceled by embassy in Tehran because of wrong hotel booking

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up vote 1 down vote favorite We applied for a tourist visa for a family trip during our annual leave in summer in Portuguese embassy in Tehran (Iran). After a long time our visa requests were approved. In our applying form, we had booked a 4-star hotel on booking.com, but because of the long visa processing time our booking expired and the embassy has asked us to provide them a new booking. They said booking.com is not acceptable and we should made a non refundable booking with a local travel agency. We did it but with a cheap 3-star hotel, because our trip is coming in 20 days and I was afraid any changes in our schedule will cause us to lose money. The embassy said that we should change the booking to non refundable one for a 4-star hotel, and otherwise our visa will be canceled. I have tried negotiating with them and they returned our passports with visas canceled. How can I proceed in this situation? visas schengen iranian-citizens share | improve this question