Art & Artists

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Minding the "Milkstone"

When works of art are pollen and rice, and even milk, the Hirshhorn Museum gives them extra-special care

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Keeping Time

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His Heart Was in the Highlands

Robert Burns' fierce pride, penetrating wit and perfect ear for language gave Scotland—and the world—an imperishable legacy of poetry and song

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You, Too, Can Be a Rembrandt

The 1950s paint-by-number craze turned everyone into an instant artist. Critics were contemptuous, but even the President's men were doing it

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William Merritt Chase

Praised by critics, admired by colleagues and respected by students, the distinguished 19th-century artist produced paintings and pastels of gentle beauty

A Guide to Cliches

Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

An Oasis of Art

Long Island City's best-kept secret, the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum offers a rare insight into the sculptor's work

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The Twigman Cometh

If Patrick Dougherty shows up in town, he's there to make art - with a twist - out of sticks

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Portraits of Her People

Historian, photographer and Macarthur "genius," Deborah Willis documents the black experience

Andrew Carroll

Andrew Carroll: Man of Letters

From poetry to war correspondence, this 31-year-old has been spreading words with a missionary's zeal

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What's Wrong with This Picture?

Hint: It's Real

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Farewell, Bright Soul

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The Pygmalion of the Avant-Garde

At the Moulin Rouge (1895), a painting by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec that captures the vibrant and decadent spirit of society during the fin de siècle.

Art Nouveau

The exuberant fin de siècle style is celebrated in a sweeping exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington

Dancing on Air

With nylon ropes and steely nerves, Project Bandaloop performs high above the crowds

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Imagining the Orient

A new exhibition explores the potent mystique of the Near East and its sway on American Art and Culture

The Renwick

A Storied Gallery

With its colorful history and a touch of whimsy, the Renwick is a singular experience

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The Jitterbug Met R&B

And the shag, a stylish Southern dance, was born and reborn along the Carolina coast

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Vinnie Ream

The "Prairie Cinderella" who sculpted Lincoln and Farragut — and set tongues wagging

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Renaissance of the Longrifle

In masterpieces of metal and wood, modern craftsmen revive a straight-shooting icon of the old frontier

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