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Guggenheim has showcased various works by artists such as Henri Rousseau, Anish Kapoor, Frank
EzineArticles 2010
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On 22 March 1958, in another letter to her mother, she wrote: "I've discovered my deepest source of inspiration, which is art: the art of the primitives like Henri Rousseau, Gauguin, Paul Klee and De Chirico."
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Another example is Henri Rousseau who retired from his job as a tax collector in Paris at age 49, had never left France or visited a jungle in his life, taught himself to paint, yet left the world with such renowned images as the "Snake Charmer".
Kimberly Brooks: Artist As Second Career: The Wild World Of Kathy Taslitz 2010
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And forget culture altogether: Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, and Henri Rousseau considered and duly noted, people sure do like to form groups and kill other people.
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As far as I can tell, Henri Rousseau was the first artist to incorporate telephone poles and other "modern" aspects of life in his paintings; airplanes and balloons among them.
Wireless Era? James Gurney 2009
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Carleen was on time, wearing a vintage black chiffon Poiret with a skirt depicting the jungle designs of Henri Rousseau in white pearls, seed beads, rhinestones, and silk embroidery.
Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn 2008
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Carthage looks like an Henri Rousseau jungle painting inside the London Chrystal Palace.
If You Were Gilbert Kaplan... Lisa Hirsch 2008
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Carleen was on time, wearing a vintage black chiffon Poiret with a skirt depicting the jungle designs of Henri Rousseau in white pearls, seed beads, rhinestones, and silk embroidery.
Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn 2008
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Another example is Henri Rousseau who retired from his job as a tax collector in Paris at age 49, had never left France or visited a jungle in his life, taught himself to paint, yet left the world with such renowned images as the "Snake Charmer".
Kimberly Brooks: Artist As Second Career: The Wild World Of Kathy Taslitz 2008
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As explained by an ardent capitalist-cum-letter-writer to the L.A. Times, they believe there was no such thing as society until Henri Rousseau, the French philosopher who wrote "the Social Contract," made it up.
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