Art
Does the Narwhal's Majestic Tusk Have a Point?
A Connecticut dentist, turned curator of a new exhibition, has long worked to solve the secrets of the whale's characteristic horn
What Kind of Footage Do Historical Colorists Like Best?
According to the historians and art directors from Composite Films who worked meticulously on America in Color, these were some of their favorite subjects
New Video Game Parodies What it Means to Be an Art World Star
On Passpartout: The Starving Artist, you do everything from virtually impress collectors to dine on wine and baguettes
After Fans Rallied Around App, Windows Announces It Will Save Microsoft Paint
The classic Windows program responsible for so many wobbly works is getting a new home in the Windows Store
Forgotten Warhol Silkscreen Found in Alice Cooper’s Storage Locker
The shock rocker acquired and then forgot about the work amid a “swirl of drugs and drinking”
Three Generations of Inuit Women Defy Exploitation by Visualizing Resilience and Love
A grandmother, a mother and a daughter, all took up pen and ink to tell their stories
From Melting Clocks to Lollipops, Salvador Dalí Left His Mark on the Visual World
The Surrealist artist's "pure, vertical, mystical love of cash" led him to advertising
Conservation of a Pair of Saint-Gaudens Goes al Fresco at the Freer
The beauty of dry ice cleaning is the efficient and environmentally safe process; but also the procedure was on view from the street
At 100, Andrew Wyeth Still Brushes People the Right (and Wrong) Way
The centennial of his birth offers galleries and critics the opportunity to reconsider one of America's most famous painters
Revolutionary Black Artists of the Civil Rights Era Get Exhibition in the UK
"Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power" features iconic works alongside pieces that have long been overlooked by the mainstream
World's Oldest Figurative Art is Now an Official World Treasure
The new Unesco world heritage site spans six caves located in the Swabian Alps in Germany
This Anti-Slavery Jewelry Shows the Social Concerns (and the Technology) of Its Time
The 'Wedgwood Slave Medallion' was the first modern piece of protest jewelry
Early Sketches From Famed English Painter Found Hidden in Royal Library
Discovered mislabeled in a Windsor Castle book, the drawings are the work of a young Thomas Gainsborough
Esperanza Spalding: Jazz Musician, Grammy Award Winner and Now Museum Curator
The title of her latest album "D + Evolution" is also the theme of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt
New Website Tracks Paintings Provenance from Brush to Gallery Wall
<i>Mapping Paintings</i> makes it easier to figure out an artwork’s chain of ownership
AI Project Produces New Styles of Art
Researchers let two neural networks critique each other to create the images
The Whimsical, Chameleon-Like Figure Behind the Myth of Sylvia Plath
Today, visions of a life marked by mental illness endure, but the author had a light side—and a knack for savvy image control
Phone Booths Are Back in Times Square—And This Time, They’re Telling Immigrant Stories
<i>Once Upon a Place</i> features the oral histories of 70 immigrants
The Cuban Government Brought New Life to Hollywood Movies With These Vivid Posters
The U.S. embargo didn’t keep Cubans from watching movies they loved
Americans Caught ‘Victoria Fever’ For The British Queen’s 1838 Coronation
Such delicacies as 'Victoria soap' could be bought in America as a souvenir of the occasion
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