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5. Bob Ross- Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed - Production Still of Bob Ross with a finished painting.
Bob Ross Revealed: 11 Insights into The Joy of Painting Star
The 2021 Netflix documentary by Joshua Rofé examines Ross’ life and career, piecing together old photos, TV footage, and interviews with friends, family, and coworkers to give a sense of the man, his…
Alexander Calder, Eagle, 1971, painted steel, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA
Alexander Calder's Balancing Act in Art and Life

Iconic American sculptor …

Edward Hopper, Cobb's Barns, South Truro (1930–1933). Josephine N. Hopper Bequest.COURTESY THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
The Whitney’s Plan to Deaccession an Edward Hopper Sparks Conversations on Museum Ethics

The first director of the …

Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha from the popular History Channel show Vikings. Characters such as Lagertha exemplify the modern fascination with Viking warrior women, also known as Shield Maidens. Though dramatized for TV by Winnick, Lagertha is thought to be a historical individual known mainly through Norwegian folktales and the Danish history written in the 12th century CE by Saxo Grammaticus.
Digging up Gender Identity in Viking Burials

The concept of gender has proven to be a tempestuous topic for decades now.

From Thad Mumford’s storage unit, said to be by Basquiat, “Untitled (Self-portrait with his cowboy hat and wearing Leonardo da Vinci’s flying suit),” from 1982 on corrugated cardboard.
The Crazy Story of Fake Basquiats in Orlando

If you haven’t been keeping up with what’s going on at the Orlando Museum of Art, buckle in, this one is weird and getting more interesting by the day. Last…

Keith Haring Untitled acrylic on vinyl tarpaulin with metal grommets 121 1/2 by 118 3/4 in. 308.6 by 301.6 cm. Executed in 1982.
Pop Art: 6 Artists Other than Andy Warhol
Pop Art emerged in the US and the UK in the 1950s. The work of pop artists often elevates seemingly mundane or mass-produced items and imagery as a critique of the fine art world and its elitist…
Margaret Bourke-White, photograph from “Franklin Roosevelt’s Wild West,” LIFE, November 23, 1936
Female Photographers Who Shaped the Way We Look at the World
All employed by LIFE magazine, these women—six of the most important photographers of the past century—contributed to the development of modern photojournalism between the 1930s and the early 1970s.
A Monet painting, Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat, was purposefully punched by a visitor at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. The man’s actions left three large rips in the paintings canvas. Credit: SWNS via Metro
How to be an Ethical Tourist in Archeological Sites and Museums
For many first-time visitors, there is a special kind of excitement that accompanies seeing a famous archaeological monument or work of art in person.