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  2. Theatre of Living Arts - Wikipedia

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    The Theatre of Living Arts (known commonly as the TLA) is a concert venue that is located on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The venue, which opened in 1988, dates back to the early 1900s as a nickelodeon. Over the years, the venue has seen many incarnations ranging from concert hall to movie theatre to theatre.

  3. Albert C. Barnes - Wikipedia

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    July 24, 1951. (1951-07-24) (aged 79) near Malvern, Pennsylvania, U.S. Alma mater. University of Pennsylvania. Known for. Businessman, art collector. Albert Coombs Barnes (January 2, 1872 – July 24, 1951) was an American chemist, businessman, art collector, writer, and educator, and the founder of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia ...

  4. Le bonheur de vivre - Wikipedia

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    Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia. Le bonheur de vivre ( The Joy of Life) is a painting by Henri Matisse. Along with Picasso 's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Le bonheur de vivre is regarded as one of the pillars of early modernism. [1] The monumental canvas was first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants of 1906, where its cadmium colors and ...

  5. Joy of Living - Wikipedia

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    Joy of Living. Joy of Living is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Irene Dunne and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. with supporting performances from Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Jean Dixon, Eric Blore and Lucille Ball. It features the hit song " You Couldn't Be Cuter ," written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields .

  6. Culture of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Culture of Philadelphia. The Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The culture of Philadelphia goes back to 1682 when Philadelphia was established by William Penn, founder of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia emerged quickly as the largest and most influential city in the Thirteen Colonies.

  7. Joie de vivre - Wikipedia

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    Joie de vivre ( / ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːv ( rə )/ ZHWAH də VEEV(-rə), French: [ʒwa d (ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; " joy of living ") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness . It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do….

  8. Philadelphia campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British military campaign during the American Revolutionary War designed to gain control of Philadelphia, the Revolutionary-era capital where the Second Continental Congress convened and formed the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as its commander in 1775, and authored and unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence the ...

  9. La joie de vivre - Wikipedia

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    La joie de vivre. La joie de vivre ( English: The Joy of Living) is the twelfth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. It was serialized in the periodical Gil Blas in 1883 before being published in book form by Charpentier in February 1884. The main character is Pauline Quenu (b. 1852), the daughter of Parisian charcutiers Lisa ...