Arts & Culture | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/arts-culture/RSS feed for Arts & CultureenThu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000Georgia O’Keeffe Ignored Advice to Mimic Great European Masters. Her Goal Instead Was to Be a Great American Painterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/georgia-okeefe-ignored-advice-mimic-great-european-masters-goal-instead-be-great-american-painter-180988804/The genius of her work was in painting things as she saw them through her own eyes. So when she surrounded herself with beauty, her work reflected itThu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/georgia-okeefe-ignored-advice-mimic-great-european-masters-goal-instead-be-great-american-painter-180988804/Andrew Lloyd Webber Says He's Writing a New Musical About the Time the 'Mona Lisa' Vanished Without a Trace in 1911https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/andrew-lloyd-webber-says-hes-writing-a-new-musical-about-the-time-the-mona-lisa-vanished-without-a-trace-in-1911-180988559/Known for spectacles like "The Phantom of the Opera," Broadway's most commercially successful composer now wants to tell the story of the world's most famous paintingFri, 17 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/andrew-lloyd-webber-says-hes-writing-a-new-musical-about-the-time-the-mona-lisa-vanished-without-a-trace-in-1911-180988559/How Australian Chefs and Farmers Are Rediscovering the Ingredients That Have Been There All Alonghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/australian-cherfs-farmers-rediscovering-new-restaurants-australia-incorporate-ingredients-been-there-all-along-180988427/From kangaroo grass to Kakadu plums, native foods are redefining diners' taste buds and deepening their connection to the landWed, 08 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/australian-cherfs-farmers-rediscovering-new-restaurants-australia-incorporate-ingredients-been-there-all-along-180988427/‘The Queen of the Ghetto’ Gave New York’s Immigrant Community a Voice. A Century Later, It’s Re-emerginghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/queen-ghetto-gave-new-york-immigrant-community-voice-century-later-reemerging-180988409/Anzia Yezierska wrote from experience then worked hard to make sure her work found an audience. Then a new audience found herTue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/queen-ghetto-gave-new-york-immigrant-community-voice-century-later-reemerging-180988409/