The Models to Monuments Program, run in coordination with the Art Students' League here in New York City, has produced some wonderful public works in it's efforts together. And we're happy to introduce you to artist Matte White, who's statue Siren can be seen gracing the banks of the Hudson River.

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Recently, TheGreatNude visited the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery on 57th Street to see their exhibition British Figurative Art, a wonderful collection of British artists, several of whom focus on works featuring the nude. We were fortunate enough to have gallery owner Fran Bradford give us a personally guided tour.

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Rodin created some of the most memorable and iconic nudes of the 19th century. Recently, Jill Newhouse Gallery presented for sale a marvelous small collection of drawings and small sculptures from this French master.

Join us for an intimate tour of these Rodin masterpieces with Gallery owner Jill Newhouse.

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We've followed Bob's career as a sculptor for several years now. We brought a crew down to his latest exhibition of works here in New York City, and asked Bob to speak with us about his approach to figurative works in clay.

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For the past few decades, the Figurative Arts have had few champions in the marketplace like collector Howard Tullman. This Chicago entrepreneur has been buying art for over 40 years and has amassed one of the largest collections of nudes I've ever seen.

Tullman also supports the arts in several other notable ways. In New York, Howard is on the board of the New York Academy of Art and in Chicago, Tullman has launched a professional digital arts school called Tribeca Flashpoint Academy.

We met with Howard at the New York Academy of Art for an in-depth interview about collecting art, and to ask him a little about both of the schools. Afterwards, we flew out to Chicago to pay him a visit at Tribeca Flashpoint Academy.

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We stopped by the Prince George's Art Gallery last night to say hi to artist David Pettibone, a painter we've followed for a few years. The works promoted by the show (below) were only on view this evening, to be removed for the duration of the exhibit by request of the venue.

We asked David Pettibone and the show's Curator Ilana Simons if they could explain the situation.

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Carole Feuerman is one of the world's most prominent hyper-realist sculptors, and a prolific talent who been producing amazing figurative artworks in her own unique styles since the 1980's. She has been included in prestigious exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the State Hermitage Museum, and the Palazzo Strozzi. Her works are in the collections of both Bill and Hillary Clinton, Dr. Henry Kissinger, President Mikhail Gorbachev, and Malcolm Forbes to name a few.

Join us for a visit inside Carole Feuerman's studio for a peek into her production techniques and an indepth interview with publisher Jeffrey Wiener.

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Curator/Artist Leah Poller discusses curating for TheGreatNude Invitational, Corpus Hermeticum and exhibiting artist Odd Nerdrum. Additional commentary by fellow exhibiting artists Richard T. Scott, Adam Miller and Fedele Spadafora on their group exhibit at TheGreatNude Invitational and the use of the Nude in their work.

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On the final day of TheGreatNude Invitational, a panel of renowned artists, curators, critics and writers, join moderator Jeffrey Wiener for a lively, thoughtful and sometimes humorous discussion on the role of the nude in contemporary art.

PANELISTS: Sherry Camhy, Vincent Desiderio, Donald Kuspit, Leah Poller, Richard T. Scott. Moderated by Jeffrey Wiener

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