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“The Stormy Petrel of American Art”
Rockwell Kent was a master of bucolic landscapes, but his contentious politics earned him the nickname
Saving major works of art from decay
Armed with easel, palette and pencil, George Catlin went west in the 1830s to paint the real “Wild West”
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Or maybe not. America’s most grueling adult tricycle competition is tough on riders and equipment alike
A new generation of photographers is pushing the artistic possibilities of the simple, old-fashioned technique of taking pictures through a hole in a box
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Coming from a long line of tortured but brilliant makeup artists, Michael Westmore has put the past behind him, boldly going where no one has gone before
A new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art showcases the Eternal City as the artistic and cultural capital of 18th-century Europe
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A Unique Home for Cutting-edge Art
MASS MoCA, the nation’s newest and largest center for the contemporary arts, has brought a blue-collar New England town back to the future
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Martin Johnson Heade: An American Original
A master of light, atmosphere and mood, the 19th-century artist is now recognized as one of this country’s great Romantic painters
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An Act of Faith and the Restorer’s Art
Just two years after a devastating earthquake, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi reopens its doors
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From mist-shrouded monuments to gritty street scenes, the 20th-century photographer Brassaà created a compelling portrait of cosmopolitan life
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A Masterpiece Born of Saint Anthony’s Fire
Matthias Grünewald’s 16th-century Isenheim Altarpiece glorified suffering and offered comfort to those afflicted with a dread disease
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