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F. Brooke Whiting House and Museum
Visit the F. Brook Whiting House & Museum, a charming 20th-century bungalow, built for a prominent Cumberland family. Brooke Whiting amassed a collection of art from world traveling, prestigious antique dealers, and through inheritance.
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Hrs: By appointment.
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FUN FACTS
– Vincent Van Gogh created over 2,000 works during his lifetime. However, he was only ever able to sell one of his paintings while he was alive.
– Leonardo Da Vinci was left-handed. He took notes from right-to-left instead of the English language standard left-to-right.
– Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned regarding the theft of Mona Lisa in 1911. He was released without being charged.
– In late 1961, Henri Matisse’s painting “Le Bateau” was hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for 46 days before anyone noticed.
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