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Remembering Artist Jeanne Claude

The world-famous installations, including Running Fence and The Gates, of Jeanne Claude and her artistic partner and husband Christo have delighted a generation of followers
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Artists' Homemade Christmas Cards

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The Glorious History of Handel's Messiah

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Holiday Delivery From the Graf Zeppelin

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December 2009 | By Owen Edwards

Norman Rockwell's Neighborhood

A new book offers a revealing look at how the artist created his homey illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post
December 2009 | By Richard B. Woodward

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The world-famous installations, including Running Fence and The Gates, of Jeanne Claude and her artistic partner and husband Christo have delighted a generation of followers November 2009 | By Beth Py-Lieberman

The first rule of holiday shopping: There are no rules December 2009 | By Caitlin Kelly

A new exhibition of seasonal greetings from artists such as Alexander Calder and Philip Guston celebrates the handmade holiday card December 2009 | By Abby Callard

December 2009 | By Jonathan Kandell

A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners 250 years after the composer's death December 2009 | By Jonathan Kandell

December 2009 | By Abby Callard

For over 50 years, the artist has approached serious topics with wit and a sense of the absurd December 2009 | By Abby Callard

In 1934, a zeppelin originating in Germany and bound for Brazil carried a cargo of Christmas cheer December 2009 | By Owen Edwards

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A new book offers a revealing look at how the artist created his homey illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post December 2009 | By Richard B. Woodward

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