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January 28, 1885~ Rodin commissioned by city of Calais to create a monument

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The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin

1884–89 / Bronze / ​79 3⁄8”x​80 7⁄8”x​77 1⁄8” / Place du Soldat-Inconnu, 62100 Calais, France

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Arthur Rubinstein: Born January 28, 1887

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January 27, 1825~ President Monroe approves plan to relocate east coast Indian nations to the west

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State Names by Jaune Quick-To-See Smith

2000 / Oil, collage, and mixed media on canvas / 48”x72” / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

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Happy Birthday, Lewis Carroll

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January 26, 1950~ The Constitution of the Republic of India comes into effect

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Title page of the Constitution of India
(original calligraphed and illuminated version)

Designed and illustrated by artists from Shantiniketan including Beohar Rammanohar Sinha and Nandalal Bose,
calligraphy by Prem Behari Narain Raizada

1949 / Ink on parchment / 234 23”x18” manuscript pages / Library of the Parliament of India, New Delhi

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Barbara Kruger: Born January 26, 1945

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January 25, 1755~ Russian Empress Elizabeth signs decree establishing Moscow University

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The Empress Elizabeth of Russia on Horseback, Attended by a Page
Attributed to Georg Christoph Grooth

After 1743–49 / Oil on canvas / 31 3/8”x24 1/2” / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

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January 21, 1774 – Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

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Abdul Hamid I by John Young

From the book “A Series of Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey”
based on the series of paintings by Konstantin Kapıdağlı

1815 / Hand-colored mezzotints on gravure printing
Sheet 21 7/8”x16”; Image 5 1/16”x10 3/8” / Various collections incl. Art Institute of Chicago, IL

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January 17*, 1904~ Anton Chekhov’s “Cherry Orchard” opens at Moscow Art Theater

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Portrait of the Actor Nikolai Podgorny as Peter Trofimov
(in a later production) by Boris Grigoriev

1923 / Oil on canvas / 23 3/4”x28 3/4” / Private collection

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*Opened January 17 Old Style (O.S., Julian calendar)/January 30 New Style (N.S., Gregorian calendar)

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January 16, 27 BC~ Augustus Caesar becomes Rome’s first Emperor

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Augustus of Prima Porta by Unknown Artist

1st century AD / White marble / 6’8” / Musei Vaticani, Rome

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“To what extent did the ancients colour their sculptures?”~
https://frieze.com/article/polychrome-reconstruction-prima-porta-statue

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