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An exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago proves that, contrary to popular wisdom, the Impressionist master just kept getting better
Edmonia Lewis' masterwork, a portrayal of Cleopatra at the moment of death, included stints in a Chicago saloon and as a grave marker for a racehorse
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It started in 1971 in Michigan; now, Artrain is on a three-year nationwide tour, bringing an exhibition from the Smithsonian to 100 towns
From side tables to the dazzling dress designs of Sonia Delaunay, a new exhibition at the Portland Museum in Maine surveys the scene
An exhibition showcasing works by members of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators opens at the Smithsonian's Ripley Center
From boilermaking to fixing up an angel's wing, Les Compagnons hone marketable skills in a medieval brotherhood brought up to date
The Smithsonian Institution, of course. A search of the archives has produced these lighter looks at life behind the scenes
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A curator hunts down the American photography collection of her dreams
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Not to mention patience, as 40 of them go from the Freer Gallery to six workshops in Japan to undergo a complete overhaul
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Architect Douglas Cardinal hopes to realize his plan for making the National Museum of the American Indian into a Washington landmark
Welcome to the Hechinger Collection, where hammers are brittle, saws never get old and wrenches mimic baby birds
When competition for customers' attention gets ferocious, that bottle, carton or can is a lot more than just another pretty face
Protecting museum treasures - paintings by the masters, the delicate wings of a tropical beetle - requires the strictest climate control, right?
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After a spectacular collection was given to a Paris museum, the story emerged of how a princess kept the flame of love burning
Everything was open to them in postwar Paris, as a new exhibit in New York proves
For years they were shuttled from one hiding place to another to escape the Japanese and then the Communists - now they're coming here
From 1895 to 1912 in her Pocatello studio, Benedicte Wrensted produced telling portraits of Northern Shoshone and Bannock Indians
Bought on a whim for the price of a painting, J. Alden Weir's farm, now a National Historic Site, became a place to redefine American art
Long ago, they found a talent or a cause, a way of life or a way of work, then stuck with it—and said to hell with what other people think
Alan Fern, director of the National Portrait Gallery, offers his insights on the art of reading a portrait
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