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Bakersfield.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Now I see how the Chinese put on the Olympics. After the Terra Cotta Warriors, building the Bird’s Nest must have seemed as easy as eating a pork bun. Recently we went to the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana to see an exhibit called the Terra Cotta Warriors, Guardians of China’s First Emperor. In 1974, farmers were digging a well when they discovered part of the crypt from the first emperor of China along...
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Market Wire - Professional Services: Legal (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
NEWPORT BEACH, CA (MARKET WIRE) The Forum for Corporate Directors (FCD), a leading Southern California resource for promoting excellence in corporate governance and boardroom leadership, announced today it will hold its second annual Governance Outlook event on Sept. 9, 2008, at The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, Calif.
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daytrippingmom.com (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
I'm always looking for something fun , inexpensive and educational to do with the kids and this definitely hits the mark. The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana with a sponsorship from the PIMCO foundation will extend its evening hours and cover the cost of admission on Friday evenings during the exhibition, Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor. To make the museum more accessible, PIMCO’s...
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a fool in the forest (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
More than a dozen (the Los Angeles Times has variously reported the number as either 14 or "about 20") of the famed "Terra Cotta Warriors" of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC), have taken up residence at the...
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Jeffrey Navarrete (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
New to the site? Learn more about this site, contact me and more. The Attorneys - Stereocracy Animal testing- Should it be stopped? 12.21.2007 Monterey and Carmel with the Multers Lunch Break…. Bankruptcy Is in the Cards When We Are Forgiven #2 of 3 SPURS - Directors, Chairmen supporters and loyalty Israeli, Egyptian leaders to seek Gaza cease-fire Worker killed by Amtrak train near Los [...]
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The Eagle (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Julie Lee, Bowers Museum registrar and collections assistant, unwraps the face of a horse as terra cotta statues are unpacked for the exhi ...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
More than a dozen Chinese terra cotta warriors crafted more than 2,000 years ago to protect their emperor in the afterlife have arrived in the United States with a very different mission: cultural ambassadors.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
LOS ANGELES, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking River Cruises, the world's leading river cruise line, is supporting the efforts of Orange County's prestigious Bowers Museum to bring the largest display of Chinese Terra Cotta Warriors and relat...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the second century BC, the mighty armies of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang stormed neighboring states on horseback and on foot. Today, a detachment of
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Bill Boyarsky (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
First Lewis Segal, now Laura Bleiberg at the Register. Memo via email from the Orange County paper's online features editor after the jump....
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 02/17/2008
Works from the Thai Bronze Age site of Ban Chiang await a verdict in the United States after an undercover investigation centering on two Los Angeles antiquities dealers, Cari and Jonathan Markell, and a wholesaler, Bob Olson.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 02/13/2008
A federal investigation has museums wondering if they can keep the fruits of a serendipitous discovery four decades ago.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 02/13/2008
A federal investigation has museums wondering if they can keep the fruits of a serendipitous discovery four decades ago.
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Don't Mess With Taxes (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008
It's true. The Internal Revenue Service is dabbling in high culture. OK. It's actually investigating tax evasion scams tied to donations to Southern California museums. But doesn't it buff up the agency's image a bit to have it connected with the chichi art world? According to a story (here) in today's New York Times: "Criminal...
