Art & Design

"The cities were swallowed up, others were abandoned by as many of the inhabitants as were able to make their escape." – Strabo. Southern Jordan Valley, Jordan. 2016

Infertile Crescent: A Photographer's Journey On Jordan's Borders

7:36am March 24, 2019

by Amr Alfiky

Curious about the changing landscape on her country's borders, Jordanian photographer Nadia Bseiso journeyed to the border of Jordan with Israel asking, "Is the crescent still fertile?"

Syria Photographer Covers The Fall Of ISIS

5:43pm March 23, 2019

Felipe Dana is a photojournalist who has been covering the fall of ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

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What It Means For Art When A Museum Rejects Money From The Sackler Family

8:59am March 23, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks New York Times art critic Roberta Smith about the moral questions surrounding art, funding and artists.

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'High Heel' Muses On Beauty, Power — And Stilettos

8:33pm March 21, 2019

by Mary Louise Kelly

When she worked at the U.N., Summer Brennan wore high heels almost every day — even when they made her fall. Her new book High Heel is an exploration of modern womanhood through the history of heels.

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In a 1936 letter to Henwar Rodakiewicz, Georgia O'Keeffe updated her friend on recent goings-on, including a new commission. The middle section reads: "I got an order for a big flower painting for Elizabeth Arden — got it myself ---"

Arts

Newly Uncovered Georgia O'Keeffe Letters Shed Light On Her Greatest Paintings

4:44pm March 21, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

The correspondences between the artist and her friend, filmmaker Henwar Rodakiewicz — just acquired by the Library of Congress — capture her thoughts as her career takes off.

Art thieves tried to steal a painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638), but the artwork, titled The Crucifixion, had been switched out for a copy.

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Thieves Steal A Famous Painting From An Italian Church — But Don't Worry, It's Fake

4:43pm March 17, 2019

After authorities were tipped off about the heist, they replaced the Flemish masterpiece with a replica.

A 1980s photo of Carlton and Juanita Collins hangs inside the barbershop in the same spot it was taken.

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'Strands Of Love' Connects Generations Of An African-American Family

2:29pm March 15, 2019

by Amanda Morris

For one year, New York-based photographer Shuran Huang followed the Collins family to church, baseball fields and their family-run barbershop.

Scholars believe this drawing was likely made by Leonardo da Vinci. It was originally credited to one of his students.

Arts

Mystery Sculpture Thought To Be The Work Of Leonardo da Vinci Is Unveiled In Italy

3:15pm March 09, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Since da Vinci's death, no three-dimensional work of art by him has ever been identified. That is, until now, say curators in Italy.

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Veronica Miller Jamison On 'A Computer Called Katherine'

8:21am March 09, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison about A Computer Called Katherine, the new illustrated book for young readers about Hidden Figures lead character Katherine Johnson.

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Wear Comfortable Shoes: This Art Exhibition Covers '1/4 Mile'

7:26am March 06, 2019

by Susan Stamberg

Robert Rauschenberg worked on-and-off for 17 years on 190 painted, collaged panels roughly spanning the length of his commute. The monumental artwork is exhibited in its entirety for the first time.

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