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From Hollywood to Buchenwald, and Manhattan to the Kalahari, the magazine pioneered photojournalism as we know it. A new book shows how
But the boy who never grew up shows no signs of getting old
Walker Evans' underground-breaking photographs resurface for the centennial of New York City's rapid transit system
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The works of Cai Guo-Qiang, director of visual effects for the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympic Games, truly sizzle
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The artist's groundbreaking Les Demoiselles d'Avignon gets a face lift from experts at New York's Museum of Modern Art
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Threatened by megastores and a shuttered local chain, a Wyoming town revives Main Street by giving power to the people
A star of the 1960s art scene returns with a triumphant exhibition of futuristic works
An eccentric photographer and a racehorse made history one day in 1878. The world would never look the same
Our new and improved photo contest swings into gear
A new exhibition of works by Childe Hassam, a pioneering interpreter of the French style, highlights his "incorrigibly joyous" break with the past
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When Mary Decker crashed to the ground at the Los Angeles Olympics 20 years ago this month, a young photographer was there to catch the anguish
A grateful Pomo Indian's gift to a friend exemplifies the brightest form of Native American artistry
One hundred fifty years after its publication, Henry David Thoreau's meditation remains the ultimate self-help book
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A new movie explores composer Cole Porter's consummate musical gifts and his remarkable, unorthodox marriage
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Comfort for the masses? Or a tacky blight? Seemingly overnight, the one-piece plastic chair has become a world fixture. Can you stand it?
A 1947 portrait by the renowned Irving Penn broke the fashion mold and celebrated an elegance all too rare today
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings may soon be coming to a computer near you
Our first ever photo contest yields a rich and various bounty
Illusionist Ricky Jay, a keeper of magic's secrets, conjures up a dirty deal in TV's "Deadwood"
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Artist Steve Tobin turns organic forms into sculpture
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