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A Luba Figure: An Expression of Ideals of Beauty and a Locus for Memory

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, PhD and Christina Hellmich \ Oct 29, 2020
In the hands of the carver who made this sculpture, dynamics of power are expressed through a coded confluence of imagery. Though diminutive in scale, it is a grand representation of a woman’s omnipotence.
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Masterpieces of European Painting Return to the Legion of Honor

Authors \ Oct 23, 2020
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Acquisition: Mike Henderson’s “The Scream”

Timothy Anglin Burgard \ Oct 15, 2020
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New Publication: “Yua, Spirit of the Arctic”

Hillary C. Olcott \ Oct 8, 2020
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Coffin for a Cocoa Farmer

Christina Hellmich \ Sep 29, 2020
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Richard Mayhew’s “Rhapsody”

Janna Keegan \ Sep 29, 2020
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A Black-On-Black Jar by Maria Martinez and Julian Martinez

Hillary C. Olcott \ Sep 29, 2020
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An Abolitionist Symbol: Hiram Powers’s “Greek Slave”

Timothy Anglin Burgard \ Sep 29, 2020
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Frida Kahlo’s Rare Print, “El aborto”

Karin Breuer \ Sep 29, 2020
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de Youngsters Studio: Color and Symmetry Inspired by Looking at Art Across the Collection

Jennie Smith, Senior Teaching Artist \ Sep 10, 2020
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Our Anti-Racism Journey: An Update

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco \ Sep 1, 2020
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