Since the coronavirus outbreak began, Laura Gao has been troubled by the disgust and pity directed at her hometown. Laura Gao hide caption toggle caption Laura Gao Goats and Soda 'The Wuhan I Know': A Comic About The City Behind The Coronavirus Headlines April 4, 2020 Laura Gao is a native of Wuhan, China — where the coronavirus outbreak began. As the virus spread, Wuhan captured the world's attention. Her comic offers a personal look at the city she loves.
Felix Quintana The Picture Show An LA Native Drives Us Through His Hometown — Using Google Street View March 29, 2020 Multidisciplinary artist Felix Quintana created honest portraits of South Central Los Angeles' people and urban landscape with the help of archived images.
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, photographed in New York on Aug. 19, 2007. The artist, best known for their work in the groups Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, died on March 14, 2020. Neville Elder/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Neville Elder/Redferns/Getty Images Music News Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Provocateur And Industrial Co-Creator, Dead At 70 March 15, 2020 The Manchester-raised artist was an invariably complicated and controversial figure, said to exert an unhealthy level of control over their collaborators.
The wood engraving print is part of a series of 100 images illustrating The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alleghieri. WAVY TV hide caption toggle caption WAVY TV Arts & Life Thrift Store Wood Engraving Print Turns Out To Be Salvador Dalí Artwork March 10, 2020 "I needed to ... take it out of the frame, which was old and dusty, to take a closer look because it is very rare to find something like this at a thrift store," said art expert Melanie Smith.
The "Hearts of Our People" exhibition is devoted entirely to the art of Native American women past and present. Above, Náhookǫsjí Hai (Winter in the North)/Biboon Giiwedinong (It Is Winter in the North) by D.Y. Begay (Navajo), 2018, wool and natural dyes. Addison Doty/Minneapolis Institute of Art hide caption toggle caption Addison Doty/Minneapolis Institute of Art Fine Art 'Making Is About Our Survival': Exhibition Celebrates Artwork Of Native Women March 7, 2020 The "Hearts of Our People" exhibition is devoted entirely to the art of Native American women past and present. "We're still very powerfully here," says Anita Fields, one of the artists in the show. 'Making Is About Our Survival': Exhibition Celebrates Artwork Of Native Women Listen · 4:29 4:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/812152212/813289017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The School of Economics Building at the Universita Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy, was designed by Grafton Architects — founded by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara. It launched Grafton Architects as a leading designer of university buildings. Federico Brunetti/Pritzker Architecture Prize hide caption toggle caption Federico Brunetti/Pritzker Architecture Prize Architecture For The 1st Time, Architecture's Most Prestigious Prize Is Awarded To 2 Women March 3, 2020 Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara founded Grafton Architects in Dublin in 1978. The Pritzker Architecture Prize jury called the two Irish architects "beacons" in a male-dominated field. For The 1st Time, Architecture's Most Prestigious Prize Is Awarded To 2 Women Listen · 3:30 3:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/811030441/811722632" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 1896 lithograph Woman Reclining — Waking Up from the portfolio Elles Norton Simon Museum hide caption toggle caption Norton Simon Museum Fine Art Get A Glimpse Of Labor, Leisure And Everyday Life In Paris' Belle Époque February 27, 2020 In the decades before World War I, French artists began painting scenes of ordinary life — on the street, at work, at home, in clubs and cafes. Their work elevated common acts into fine art. Get A Glimpse Of Labor, Leisure And Everyday Life In Paris' Belle Époque Listen · 3:07 3:07 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/809631184/809884931" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Conestoga stand and face their final moments. Weshoyot Alvitre/Library Company of Philadelphia hide caption toggle caption Weshoyot Alvitre/Library Company of Philadelphia Code Switch How A Graphic Novel Resurrected A Forgotten Chapter In American History February 26, 2020 In Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga, Native artists retell the events of a brutal massacre in pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania and bring a painful history to life on the page.
Eric Tucker painted the everyday people in his hometown of Warrington, England — like this smoker in a pub. Tony Longmore hide caption toggle caption Tony Longmore Fine Art 'Unseen Artist' Eric Tucker Spent Decades Painting — But Nobody Knew February 22, 2020 Boxer and laborer Eric Tucker created hundreds of paintings of his home town — and kept them secret, stashed around his house. Now, almost two years after his death, he has a museum exhibition. 'Unseen Artist' Eric Tucker Spent Decades Painting — But Nobody Knew Listen · 4:49 4:49 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/808101867/808404941" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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What could you possibly have to learn from a houseplant? DEA / G. Cigolini/De Agostini via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DEA / G. Cigolini/De Agostini via Getty Images Editors' Picks The Lessons To Be Learned From Forcing Plants To Play Music February 21, 2020 It's not as mean as it might sound (though it does involve a little electrocution) and the results can be both beautiful and, well, eye-opening.
"Spice pet" Jared Miller, photographed on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Jeff Sharlet/Jeff Sharlet hide caption toggle caption Jeff Sharlet/Jeff Sharlet Author Interviews Human Connections Light Up 'This Brilliant Darkness' February 20, 2020 Journalist Jeff Sharlet's new book is a memoir told through images and stories of other people; it grew out of a series of Instagram posts about night shift workers he met and photographed. Human Connections Light Up 'This Brilliant Darkness' Listen · 7:56 7:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/807781585/807873870" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology — known as The Penn Museum — has hired refugees and immigrants from the Middle East, Africa and Central America as part of their "Global Guides" program. Moumena Saradar, who is originally from Syria, stands next to the wedding jewelry and headdress of Queen Puabi, her favorite part of the Middle East gallery. Cameron Pollack for NPR hide caption toggle caption Cameron Pollack for NPR Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life February 17, 2020 Attendance at Philadelphia's Penn Museum has shot up since the Global Guides first tours in 2018. The refugee and immigrant docents receive training in archaeology, ancient history and story-telling. Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life Listen · 4:34 4:34 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/795920834/806729424" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Two images from Janelle Lynch's photo book "Another Way of Looking at Love" Janelle Lynch / Flowers Gallery hide caption toggle caption Janelle Lynch / Flowers Gallery The Picture Show A Photographer's Guide To 'Slow Seeing' The Beauty In Everyday Nature February 16, 2020 Janelle Lynch's book of nature photographs is a beautiful invitation to take all the time in the world to become alive to our senses and our surroundings.
The FBI building in downtown Washington, D.C. — Utah Sen. Mike Lee describes it as looking like "an abandoned set from The Hunger Games." ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images Architecture 'Just Plain Ugly': Proposed Executive Order Takes Aim At Modern Architecture February 13, 2020 President Trump upset the architectural world when he proposed an executive order mandating traditional, classical architecture for new federal buildings, and calling some buildings "just plain ugly." 'Just Plain Ugly': Proposed Executive Order Takes Aim At Modern Architecture Listen · 4:15 4:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/805256707/805760645" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Years ago, John Sonsini began approaching men in Los Angeles who were looking for work â and offering them modeling jobs. The results are on view in a show called Cowboy Stories & New Paintings. Above, Saul & Lorenzo, 2008. John Sonsini hide caption toggle caption John Sonsini Fine Art Artist Says His Portraits Of Day Laborers Are Paintings — Not Statements February 13, 2020 Years ago, John Sonsini began approaching men in Los Angeles who were looking for work — and offering them modeling jobs. The results are on view in a show called Cowboy Stories & New Paintings. Artist Says His Portraits Of Day Laborers Are Paintings — Not Statements Listen · 4:13 4:13 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/804591711/805537162" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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This Japanese black pine was stolen on Sunday from a museum in Washington state. It was grown from a seed in a tin can by Japanese American Juzaburo Furuzawa while he was incarcerated in an internment camp during World War II. Courtesy of Pacific Bonsai Museum hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Pacific Bonsai Museum National 'Priceless' Bonsai Trees Stolen From Museum In Washington State February 11, 2020 The Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way, Wash., is asking for help in locating two stolen bonsai. Both "priceless treasures" have a rich history going back to the World War II era. 'Priceless' Bonsai Trees Stolen From Museum In Washington State Listen · 2:24 2:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/804902585/804968637" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The piece shattered on Saturday. Giovanni Emmanuel/OMR hide caption toggle caption Giovanni Emmanuel/OMR An Art Critic Was Mocking A $20,000 Work She Didn't Like — Then It Shattered February 10, 2020 The sculpture by Mexican artist Gabriel Rico included a large pane of glass with objects suspended within. How it suddenly broke into pieces on Saturday is a matter of fervent disagreement.
Models walk the runway for Christopher John Rogers during New York Fashion Week in September 2019. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows hide caption toggle caption Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows These Head-To-Toe Fashions Were Inspired By Grandma's Sunday Best WNYC Radio February 8, 2020 Attending church on Sundays as a kid, Christopher John Rogers learned the power of monochrome. Lizzo, Michelle Obama and Rihanna have all worn outfits made by the 26-year-old designer. These Head-To-Toe Fashions Were Inspired By Grandma's Sunday Best Listen · 3:50 3:50 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/803037204/804164889" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama stand next to their newly unveiled portraits during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Feb. 12, 2018. The portraits are set to go on a yearlong tour to five cities in June of 2021. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Fine Art Obamas' Portraits Going On Tour Next Year February 7, 2020 The National Portrait Gallery unveiled the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama two years ago this month. Now it is sending them on a yearlong tour to five cities. Obamas' Portraits Going On Tour Next Year Listen · 2:54 2:54 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/802778807/803907509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In the second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) visits the Catskills. Costume designer Donna Zakowska says this outfit "in the boat with a funny lampshade hat" was among her favorites. Amazon Studios hide caption toggle caption Amazon Studios Meet The Designer Who Makes 'Mrs. Maisel' Look So Marvelous January 28, 2020 Donna Zakowska has already won two Emmys for her work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — and two of her costumes are in the Smithsonian. Now she's up for an award from the Costume Designers Guild. Meet The Designer Who Makes 'Mrs. Maisel' Look So Marvelous Listen · 4:05 4:05 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/800055855/800350364" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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