Art & Design

Konstance Patton's mural in New York City.

The Art Of An Uprising: Paint And Plywood Memorialize George Floyd

1:56pm December 20, 2020

by Babette Thomas

Artists inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement have created images that have lasted even as protests have faded. Who are they? And how will this iconic art be preserved?

"Dumpster Fire 2020," a greeting card from McBitterson's, is one of the several blunt seasonal options offered by Chandra Greer's stationery shop.

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OH OH OH! Joyful Holiday Cards That Don't Shy Away From A Tough Year

6:14am December 13, 2020

Offering "charming" and "cheeky" greetings, Chandra Greer, owner of stationery company Greer Chicago, is selling holiday cards specifically designed to speak to a tumultuous year.

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Republican Sen. Mike Lee, seen at a 2015 event, said the Smithsonian doesn't need "an array of segregated, separate-but-equal museums for hyphenated identity groups."

Sen. Mike Lee Blocks Legislation For Latino, Women's Museums

5:18pm December 11, 2020

by Elizabeth Blair

In a move that infuriated supporters of museums to be dedicated to Latinos and women on the National Mall, the Republican senator blocked legislation Thursday that would lead to the creation of both.

Bob Gruen calls this 1970 photograph of Tina Turner "one of the best pictures I've ever taken."

Cameras, Chaos And Cognac: How Bob Gruen Photographed The Spirit Of Rock 'N' Roll

1:39pm December 08, 2020

by Dave Davies

Gruen has photographed countless rock stars, including the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Tina Turner and John Lennon. "For me, rock 'n' roll is all about freedom," he says.

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Children climb a tree on the grounds of a school in La Rivera Hernandez, a neighborhood in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, that is notorious for high levels of violence in a city that has some of the highest homicide rates in the world.

PHOTOS: Despite War And Violence, Kids Still Find 'Moments Of Playfulness'

4:22pm December 06, 2020

by Rosemary Misdary

Photojournalist Danielle Villasana shares images from 'Entitlements,' a new exhibit that showcases the resilience and perseverance of children living through war and conflict around the world.

José Clemente Orozco, Rear Guard, 1929, lithograph. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Museum purchase with funds from the Cullen Foundation, the Friends of the McNay, Charles Butt, Margaret Pace Willson, and Jane and Arthur Stieren

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'The Three Greats' Of Mexican Modernism Fought Tyranny With Art

3:14pm December 03, 2020

by Susan Stamberg

Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros — Los Tres Grandes — are the focus of an exhibition at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas.

Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries That Inspired the Golden Age of Animation, by Reid Mitenbuler

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'Wild Minds' Traces The Origins Of Animation — From Blackton And McCay To Disney

9:53am December 02, 2020

by Adam Frank

Author Reid Mitenbuler's real target is a quintessentially American story of daring ambition, personal re-invention, and the eternal tug-of-war of between art and business.

Diego Maradona celebrating Argentina victory of World Cup at Azteca stadium, Mexico City, World Cup 1986.

Photos: Remembering Maradona, Latin America's Patron Saint Of The Pitch

8:41pm November 25, 2020

by Laura Beltrán Villamizar

Plus: NPR's Latino staffers share their memories of the Argentine soccer legend.

Joe Bryant, a 12-year-old superfan of German pro soccer, visted Weser Stadium in Bremen a year ago to show off his recreation of Werder Bremen's home field.

Lego Wunderkind Wows With His Intricate Models Of German Soccer Stadiums

9:02pm November 21, 2020

Joe Bryant, a 12-year-old fanatic of the German pro soccer league, has been building detailed reconstructions of their arenas out of the tiny bricks without the help of blueprints.

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Sheepless In Seattle

12:25pm November 20, 2020

Late Night with Seth Meyers' Karen Chee and illustrator Jonny Sun play a game about romantic movies and animals. Try playing at home by developing a crush on that anthropomorphic fox from Zootopia!

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