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Chicago's Fine Arts Building Has 10 Floors But Innumerable Stories

6:05am June 07, 2016

On a prime block of Chicago's Michigan Avenue stands the Fine Arts Building. Producer and violinist David Schulman takes us on an audio tour with the people who know the building the best.

The artist Robert Cenedella, who is now 76 now, in his studio in the early in his career.

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'Art Bastard': A Rebel With A Canvas

4:05pm June 03, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Robert Cenedella established himself in the 1960s as the anti-Warhol. A new documentary goes through his years fighting against the New York art establishment by being, well, what the title says.

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'Possession' Charts The Tangled Paths Of Art And Antiquities

8:20pm June 01, 2016

by Genevieve Valentine

Art crime expert Erin Thompson digs into the dirt around antiquities in her new book — what motivates collectors, what justifications they give and the politics around their acquisitions.

Anton Raphael Mengs left some key details out of his Portrait of Mariana de Silva y Sarmiento, duquesa de Huescar, 1775.

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You Gonna Finish That? What We Can Learn From Artworks In Progress

11:38am May 31, 2016

by Susan Stamberg

Nearly 200 great works of unfinished art are now on display at The Met Breuer Museum in Manhattan. Spanning six centuries, the works offer a glimpse into the creative process — from Titian to Warhol.

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Georgia O'Keeffe's 1926 painting The Barns, Lake George, which has been privately owned and rarely displayed, now joins the collection of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe.

O'Keeffe Museum Acquires Rarely Seen Work By The Famed Artist

6:47am May 26, 2016

by Barbara Campbell

An atmospheric image of barns in Lake George, N.Y., is joining the collection at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N.M. The painting reveals a lesser-known genre of the artist's work.

ARGO — The Rescue of the Canadian Six was painted by an undercover CIA employee. It depicts an operation in which six Americans ("The Canadian Six") were rescued after the U.S. embassy in Tehran was taken over in 1979.

A Peek Into The CIA Art Gallery Reveals [REDACTED]

12:21pm May 20, 2016

by NPR Staff

There's a private art gallery at CIA headquarters — who knew? Museum director Toni Hiley says the agency has a young workforce, and the collection of art and artifacts helps them learn from the past.

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Revamped San Francisco Museum Merges Modern Art With Interactive Tech

4:24pm May 16, 2016

by Laura Sydell

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art re-opened this weekend with groundbreaking interactive technology meant to enhance the experience of looking at art. But can there be too much tech in a museum?

Student Art Project Gets Mighty High Appraisal

6:09pm May 14, 2016

Antique dealer Alvin Barr was surprised when a piece of pottery he owned was appraised at as much as $50,000 on Antiques Roadshow. So too was the pot's creator, Betsy Soule.

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, may be best known as King Louis XV's Chief Mistress. But she was also a highly educated tastemaker, a patron of the arts, and an artist in her own right.

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More Than A Mistress: Madame De Pompadour Was A Minister Of The Arts

2:34pm May 10, 2016

by Susan Stamberg

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, may be best known as King Louis XV's chief mistress. But she was also a well-educated tastemaker, a patron of the arts and an artist in her own right.

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Senegal's Biggest Art Biennial Returns With Contemporary Exhibits

8:19am May 08, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

African artists are convening in Dakar, Senegal for the Dak'Art biennale. The month-long event showcases the latest developments in visual arts.