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Emma Stebbins, Charlotte Cushman

Emma Stebbins, Charlotte Cushman, 1870, marble, 52.7 x 32.7 x 21.9 cm (Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington) speakers: Dr. Karli Wurzelbacher, Chief Curator, and Dr....
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Claudia Alarcón and Silät, N ́äyij (Un camino / A path)

Claudia Alarcón and Silät, N ́äyij (Un camino / A path), 2024, hand-spun chaguar fiber, natural dyes from the native forest, woven fabric using...
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Alex Janvier, Lake Shore Life

Alex Janvier, Lake Shore Life, 1979, acrylic on canvas, 127 x 101.6 cm (Art Bridges Foundation) © Estate of the artist speakers: Dr. Javier Rivero...
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Looking at us for over 2,000 years, from ancient Pompeii

Painting is so much more fragile than bronze sculpture or marble or even ceramics, and there is so little of it, which is one...
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Refusing to pose (Mary Cassatt, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair)

Are we drawn to this painting because it’s so expressive of a feeling that children express but adults try not to? Mary Cassatt, Little Girl...
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Why did they send for Michelangelo when this was discovered (Laocoön)? #arthistory #michelangelo

The sculptural group known today as the Laocoön or Laocoön and his Sons has been both one of the most influential ancient artworks in...
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Joan Mitchell, Allo, Amelie

Joan Mitchell, Allo, Amelie, 1973, oil on canvas, 280.7 x 181.6 cm (Art Bridges Foundation) © Estate of Joan Mitchell speakers: Dr. Sarah Myers, Associate...
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Sculpting the Wind: Nike of Samothrace

On the island of Samothrace, the wind whipped the clothing of this stone goddess of victory. #museum #arthistory #art #sculpture #louvre #ancientgreece source
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Making Medicine: Coyote (Going Forward, Looking Back)

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Making Medicine: Coyote (Going Forward, Looking Back), 2024-25, bronze, 144 x 22 x 20 inches (Virginia Museum of American Art, Richmond)...
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