Alaskan museum uncovers unique art from the indigenous Tlingit tribe
The registrar of the Haines Sheldon Museum in Haines, Alaska, discovers important artifacts of the Tlingit tribe, stored in old, weathered boxes.
Art & Design
Prize-winning photos capture the grit and suffering of flood survivors in South Sudan
The photo series Unyielding Floods recently won its fifth award this year. It captures the strength and hardship of those affected by flooding of biblical proportions in South Sudan.
Rock is dead, but the photographer's iconic images of Bowie, Blondie and more live on
Mick Rock, iconic photographer of rock stars, has died. He was known for his images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen and Blondie. He was 72.
Photographer and director Gordon Parks captured the Black experience
Parks, who died in 2006, worked for Life magazine and later became the first Black director of a Hollywood film. He's the subject of the documentary, A Choice of Weapons. Originally broadcast in 1990.
Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks records by selling for $34.9 million
A 1949 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo broke records when it sold for $34.9 million this week. It's now the highest price paid for Latin American artwork. It was sold in just under two minutes.
Frida Kahlo just shattered an auction record, ousting her husband
"Diego y yo" depicts Kahlo's husband, Diego Rivera, on her forehead. It fetched $34.9 million in a Sotheby's auction — shattering a record set by Rivera.
Encore: Dapper Dan, telling stories in leather, fur and logos
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with fashion designer Dapper Dan about his memoir, Dapper Dan: Made In Harlem.
This mother wanted her son to have photos to understand her breast cancer journey
Keyla "Nunny" Reece was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at age 39. Photographer Angelica Edwards documented the hardships and moments of joy in Reece's experience with cancer.
Amir Nizar Zuabi: How one puppet's 5,000 mile journey delivers a message of hope
Amal is a nine-year-old Syrian refugee. She's also a giant puppet. Theater director Amir Nizar Zuabi discusses how art can deliver a new message on the plight of refugees in his project "The Walk."
A midcentury 'jazz witch' artist finds a fandom in the future
Gertrude Abercrombie was a bohemian midcentury painter whose surrealist paintings, newly coveted by collectors, are now touring museums as part of the show "Supernatural America."