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National Portrait Gallery Buys Oldest Photo of US First Lady for $456,000
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98-Year-Old Avant-Garde Composer György Kurtág Receives Wolf Prize for Music
The award honors Kurtag’s “contribution to the world’s cultural heritage, which is fundamentally inspirational and human” -
Pistols that Almost Killed Napoleon Auctioned for €1.69 million
The ornate pistols belonged to the French Emperor. He is said to have tried to shoot himself with the guns shortly after his abdication in 1814
