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Beauty in the Beast: Flora, Fauna, and Endangered Species of Artist Ralph Burke Tyree

Beauty in the Beast: Flora, Fauna, and Endangered Species of Artist Ralph Burke Tyree

Beauty in the Beast is the story of Ralph Burke Tyree’s creative genius in painting flora and fauna, including endangered species.

2023

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C. J. Cook, Paige Herbert

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Tyree: Master of Velvet Art

In art, evolution and experimentation drive the creation of breathtaking masterpieces. One artist who exemplifies this journey is Tyree…

Nov 8, 2023

Tyree: Master of Velvet Art

Nov 8, 2023

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Ralph Burke Tyree: Four Years in Hawaii and then back to California

With his employment completed in Guam, the Tyree family headed by ocean liner to Hawaii in early 1955. As Mark Twain noted, Hawaii is “The…

Oct 31, 2023

Ralph Burke Tyree: Four Years in Hawaii and then back to California

Oct 31, 2023

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Ralph Burke Tyree, an Artist’s Early Years

Ralph Burke Tyree was born in Irvine, Kentucky, on June 30, 1921. When Tyree was one, the family moved from the central valley of…

Oct 18, 2023

Ralph Burke Tyree, an Artist’s Early Years

Oct 18, 2023

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Beauty in the Beast Event at Warwick’s Bookstore in La Jolla on November 30

On Thursday, November 30th at 7:30 pm, Warwick’s Bookstore in La Jolla will host C.J. Cook as he discusses and signs his new book, Beauty…

Oct 12, 2023

Beauty in the Beast Event at Warwick’s Bookstore in La Jolla on November 30

Oct 12, 2023

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Birthplace of Venus: Tahiti

In April 1768, months after Wallis’s departure, two French ships, La Boudeuse and L’Etoile, arrived in Tahitian waters. Unaware of Wallis’s…

Oct 8, 2023

Birthplace of Venus: Tahiti

Oct 8, 2023

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Paradise Found: The British in Tahiti

Much to Wallis’s frustration, he was too ill to go ashore, giving the honor to his lieutenant, Tobias Furneaux. Furneaux was thus the first…

Oct 3, 2023

Paradise Found: The British in Tahiti

Oct 3, 2023

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TYREE: Artist of the South Pacific

“Kulio” by Ralph Burke Tyree. 1968, oil on velvet, 20" x 16" — from the author’s collection and featured in TYREE: ARTIST OF THE SOUTH…

Sep 13, 2023

TYREE: Artist of the South Pacific

Sep 13, 2023

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Polynesia and Tahiti

The Pacific Ocean, more significant than all the Earth’s land masses, comprises more than 7,500 islands. The central regions are Melanesia…

Aug 30, 2023

Polynesia and Tahiti

Aug 30, 2023

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Leeteg: Babes, Bars, Beaches, and Black Velvet Art

Iconoclast. Contrarian. Pugilist. Artist.

Aug 25, 2023

Leeteg: Babes, Bars, Beaches, and Black Velvet Art

Aug 25, 2023

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Trader Vic’s and the Original Mai Tai

In 1944, Vic Bergeron, owner of Trader Vic’s, displayed Edgar Leeteg’s black velvet oil paintings to embellish his restaurant walls in…

Aug 9, 2023

Trader Vic’s and the Original Mai Tai

Aug 9, 2023

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CJ Cook

Book Author

CJ Cook is an author and historian. His new book Beauty in the Beast Flora, Fauna, and Endangered Species of Artist Ralph Burke Tyree will be published 11/7/23.

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