How To Preserve Your Polaroid
A new David Hockney photography show begs the question: how do his Polaroids look vibrant decades after they were made? There's a secret to keeping instant film from fading.
Art & Design
Alice Cooper Finds Andy Warhol Art After 40 Years In Storage
In the 1970s, Alice Cooper received a silkscreen by his friend Andy Warhol. Then he forgot about it. He and his manager dug it out of storage, and now it may be worth millions.
Costume Jewelry Designer Kenneth Jay Lane Dies At 85
Lane designed costume jewelry for Hollywood stars, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and viewers of TV's shopping channel QVC. Many women wore his fakes, or "faque," as he pronounced it, with their real gems.
15-Year-Old CEO Of Mo's Bows Enters Licensing Deal With NBA
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Moziah Bridges, the 15-year-old CEO of Mo's Bows, who just entered a licensing deal with the NBA. Bridges started his bow tie company with his mom when he was 9.
Salvador Dalí's Remains Exhumed, Revealing A Perfectly Arranged Mustache
When the late Spanish painter was exhumed for a paternity suit, experts discovered his distinctive mustache had kept its shape. "Checking it was a very exciting moment," says the head of his estate.
Tight On Wall Space, SFMOMA Will Text Its Art To You Instead
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art can only display a fraction of its collection at any given time. Now, you can text a word or emoji and the museum will send back a corresponding work of art.
Artist Louie Gong Brings Authentic Native American Art To Mainstream Business
Louie Gong is a Native American visual artist and designer who got his start decorating Vans sneakers. Today he's one of the most successful Native entrepreneurs in the country.
Art Studio Helps Adults With Disabilities Turn Their Passion Into A Career
This art studio works with adults who have a disability of some kind to make their art their employment. But all this takes money. And the new health care bill may impact the studio's funding.
'Stains On The Sidewalk': Photographer Remembers Year Of Murders In Baltimore
For her project, "Stains on the Sidewalk," photographer Amy Berbert is memorializing each murder in Baltimore last year with a photograph taken on the "same day, same time, same place."
Mapping The Journey Of Classic Works Of Art
Mapping Paintings is an open source website that allows users to map out the path and history of a piece of art. Scott Simon talks with Jodi Cranston, professor of art history at Boston University.