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We have it in our power to begin the world over again,” Thomas Paine proclaimed in the pamphlet “Common Sense,” his argument ...
From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years This exhibition traces the evolution of the grand-scale, whole-plate photograph format from the high-end ...
The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...
Turtles have been around for 200 million years—outliving dinosaurs, surviving ice ages, and basically minding their own ...
A Good Day’s Work” repositions Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961) as a multidimensional force in American art, ...
Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection.
“Youth and the Future of Culture” Highlights Younger Generations July 2–7 ...
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Object Details Biogeographical Region 10 - Northern Europe Collector C. Indebetou Record Last Modified 13 Sep 2019 Specimen Count 1 Collection Date Barcode 03507100 USNM Number 1719974 Place Dlr.
Will I still carry water when I am a dead woman? is a single channel video documentation of a performance art piece enacted on April 18 2013 in the streets of Lagos, Nigeria by artist Wura Natasha ...
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