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Where can the work of the artist John Napper be seen

asks Kriskwery A. It is hard to get to see work by John Napper, who died in March this year, because he tends to sell his work to private collectors and exhibit in small regional galleries. There00:00 Mon 09th Apr 2001

Has political correctness beaten Punch and Judy

asked PhilD A. The traditional Punch and Judy script is sexist, violent. lawless and terribly politically incorrect. Q. How so A. Punch beats up his wife, throws the baby down the stairs, steals00:00 Wed 28th Mar 2001

What is being exhibited at the British Museum's new African galleries

A. On 3 March 2001, the Sainsbury's African Galleries were opened at the British Museum, London. Funded largely by the Sainsbury supermarket family, along with a donation from the Henry Moore00:00 Tue 27th Mar 2001

What were the earliest forms of art

A. We associate cave paintings with the earliest presence of humans and their artistic abilities. In fact, cave painting has never ceased as a form of artistic self expression. The Dunhuang caves on00:00 Mon 26th Mar 2001

Can you unravel poetry jargon for me

Okay, here goes... Q. What's a stanza A. A group of lines in a poem that, unlike verse, do not necessarily rhyme. Q. What's a sonnet A. A poem of fourteen lines in length with a rhyming scheme00:00 Mon 19th Mar 2001

How do we preserve National treasures

Q. How do we preserve national treasures A. By artificially creating conditions that slow down their deterioration. Whatever the work of art, be it a marble relief or a pickled shark, care and00:00 Mon 19th Mar 2001

Multiple choice questions

THE best question on The AnswerBank's Arts & Literature channel this week have come from Bridie who asked a really interesting question about modern architecture. So much attention is paid to the00:00 Mon 12th Mar 2001

How do you find out who painted a work of art

A. Take a look at the medium, is it oils, pastels, watercolour etc. Look at the subject matter, the date (if avaiable) and the style. You will need expert advice once you have established these00:00 Mon 19th Mar 2001

Do limericks originate from Ireland

...asked Lomfats A. No-one is really sure, but the origins can be traced back to the fourteenth century. Limericks were originally associated with children's nursery rhymes, but were then developed00:00 Mon 12th Mar 2001

Where can I see the work of the sculptor Henry Moore

asked Ollie... A. As well as those listed in the answer, there is also a sculpture famous to all who watch the TV news bulletins: the bronze that forms a backdrop to members of the House of Lords,00:00 Mon 12th Mar 2001

Questions taken to art

Questions abound on The AnswerBank's Arts and Literature channel, ranging from the profound and philosophical to the pretty damned annoying, until you knew the answer that is. Riley socked it to us00:00 Mon 05th Mar 2001

Classic adaptations

Q. Whose are the most adapted works A. Shakespeare comes in for the most stick, because he is the biggest literary institution and it is a great way of poking fun at the established theatre. The00:00 Mon 05th Mar 2001

Can I read whole books on the web ...asked Smari.

A. New York-based Rosetta Books at www.rosettabooks.com offers works by Arthur C Clarke, Fay Weldon, Kurt Vonnegut Jnr, Aldous Huxley and Pat Conroy to name but a few. This is one of the first00:00 Mon 05th Mar 2001

Who's hot in British architecture at the moment

The guy who is running away with the prizes is Will Alsop of Alsop and Stomer. He won last year's Stirling Prize (named afer the great James Stirling - see below) for his new design for the library at00:00 Mon 26th Feb 2001

How did the art nouveau movement develop

It is hard to believe that art as apparently innocuous as that which characterised the Art Nouveau movement met shocking reactions.In England the work of Aubrey Beardsley scandalised the established00:00 Mon 26th Feb 2001

How much money is being invested in regional theatre

by Nicola Shepherd What are the financial prospects for regional theatre On 7 March regional arts organisations will announce how they are going to carve up their slice of the 25 million, promised00:00 Mon 26th Feb 2001

Mental gymnastics and synchronised psyching

By Nicola Shepherd ONCE again several mind-bending questions have been posted on the Arts & Literature section. The person who wanted to know how culture and identity are defined in American00:00 Mon 19th Feb 2001

Modern art, name your 'ism'

by Nicola Shepherd IN THIS post-modern art age, where news is dominated by outrageous sums paid for outrageous works, let's not forget where it all came from. Here is The AnswerBank's lightning00:00 Mon 19th Feb 2001

Doing your bidding

by Nicola Shepherd A PAINTING recently discovered in an attic in North Wiltshire has just been valued at over 400,000. It features the present owner's grandfather and is a large Australian00:00 Mon 19th Feb 2001

Visually arresting, sensually challenging

by Nicola Shepherd FROM the beautiful to the bizarre, the best current and upcoming visual arts offerings from home and all around the world. The Tate GalleryStarting in London, the exhibiiton at00:00 Mon 12th Feb 2001