Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Spring Morning in the Heart of the City
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "Spring Morning in the Heart of the City" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and...
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Christine Dakin in 'Phaedra'
This 2003 story from NPR discusses the return of the Martha Graham Dance Company to the stage. It includes images of her modern dance choreography, a selection of New York Times reviews of her work, and several links at the bottom of the...
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Martha Graham in 'Frontier'
This 2003 story from NPR discusses the return of the Martha Graham Dance Company to the stage. It includes images of her modern dance choreography, a selection of New York Times reviews of her work, and several links at the bottom of the...
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A Finalist in the Stanley and Stella Shouting Contest
National Public Radio presents a feature on Tennessee Williams' famous play. Includes pictures, clips from the movie version, and interesting history of the writing and filming of this ground-breaking work.
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Writer Zora Neale Hurston, Pictured in Florida in 1935.
NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor interviews Alice Walker about her connection to Zora Neale Hurston. Walker talks about how Hurston inspired her writing, even though the two writers never met. The site also contains audio of Walker reading her...
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A Physical Therapist Works With Two Polio Stricken Children in the 1950s.
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.
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'The Red Checkered Tablecloth'
This report focuses on the French painter Pierre Bonnard, his methods and his work, in honor of a large exhibition of his work at the Washington, D.C., modern art museum. Includes related links.
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'Self Portrait'
This report focuses on the French painter Pierre Bonnard, his methods and his work, in honor of a large exhibition of his work at the Washington, D.C., modern art museum. Includes related links.
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E.l. Doctorow. Credit: Christopher Felver/corbis
Where does artistic inspiration come from? A series on NPR about the influence of artists on other artists helps to answer the question. Demonstrates that inspiration and innovation often flow from an intense appreciation of the work of...
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Author John Irving. Credit: Jane Sobel
Where does artistic inspiration come from? A series on NPR about the influence of artists on other artists helps to answer the question. Demonstrates that inspiration and innovation often flow from an intense appreciation of the work of...
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Sandra Cisneros. Credit: Ruben Guzman
Where does artistic inspiration come from? A series on NPR about the influence of artists on other artists helps to answer the question. Demonstrates that inspiration and innovation often flow from an intense appreciation of the work of...
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Writer Alice Walker. Credit: Noah Berger Photography
Where does artistic inspiration come from? A series on NPR about the influence of artists on other artists helps to answer the question. Demonstrates that inspiration and innovation often flow from an intense appreciation of the work of...
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Edward Weston 7 a.m.
This site from NPR tells the work of Edward Weston in a brief story. There are links to images off this page.
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Charis, Lake Ediza, 1937
This site from NPR tells the work of Edward Weston in a brief story. There are links to images off this page.
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Edward Weston: A Legacy
This site from NPR tells the work of Edward Weston in a brief story. There are links to images off this page.