Art
This Is How Giant Animal Statues Get Made
Who do you go to when you need a giant crocodile statue? This guy
Not All the Knights of the Round Table Were White
The storytellers assumed we’d be sharp enough to pick up on their hints that Sir Morien was black. Turns out, we’re not
See the Inner Anatomy of Barbie, Mario and Mickey Mouse—Bones, Guts and All
Artist Jason Freeny transforms familiar childhood characters into realistic anatomical models
Copyright Law Kept These Famous Works From Entering the Public Domain This Year
Here is a list of books, movies, music & scientific research that would have entered the public domain today had the 1978 copyright law not been passed
Damage Control: How Artists Destroy to Create Art
The Hirshhorn's new exhibition explores the theme of destruction in contemporary art since 1950
How the Monuments Men Saved Italy’s Treasures
As Allied Forces fought the Nazis for control of Europe, an unlikely unit of American and British art experts waged a shadow campaign
The Madame Tussaud of the American Colonies Was a Founding Fathers Stalker
Patience Wright remained independence-minded in her correspondence with Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
If Clouds Could Make Music, What Would it Sound Like?
How an engineer, video analyst and musician created a pioneering artwork that makes music from the sky
Beautiful Anatomical Skeletons, Posed and Photographed As Sculptures
Photographer Patrick Gries transforms ordinary specimens, stripped of fur and flesh, into art that showcases motion, predation and evolution
The British Library Just Put More Than a Million Images in the Public Domain
From the largest library in the world, more than a million images free to download and use
Dive into Jen Lewin's Interactive Light Pool
"The Pool" invites visitors to create dazzling light displays by jumping across 100 glowing pads
Underwater Kites Can Harness Ocean Currents to Create Clean Energy
If researchers were to figure out how to harness the power of the currents, there is ample energy to be had
How the West Was Drawn
Explorer John Wesley Powell filled in “great blank spaces” on the map – at times buoyed by a life preserver
What Your Favorite Book Looks Like in Colors
An artist reveals how each book has its own unique color spectrum
“A world Lost…” Is the Stuff of Dreams and Nightmares
Rina Banerjee weaves personal and global history into her new Sackler Gallery installation, opening July 13
When an Army of Artists Fooled Hitler
A new documentary shares the story of the 23rd unit’s daring deceptions
At the Smithsonian Craftshow: Textile Topographies
Leah Evans, whose work is for sale at the annual Smithsonian Craftshow, creates wall hangings from abstracted geogrpahies
When The Gap Was Everywhere
Through staged fashion shoots, an artists' collective critiqued the ascendant sportswear retailer
The History of the Flapper, Part 5: Who Was Behind the Fashions?
Sears styles sprung from the ideas of European artists and couturiers
The Best in Fashion History: Penny Loafers, Forgotten Suitcases and Hermès Scarves
Three good reads to accessorize your daily routine
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