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5 Works to Know from the Osher Collection of American Art

Get to know paintings by American artists from Georgia O’Keeffe to William Merritt Chase.

By Magnolia Molcan, senior web managing editor

Article American art Highlights
Strangers’ Poems: Louise Nevelson

Read (and hear) poems inspired by Nevelson’s Sky Cathedral's Presence I.

By Ben Bernthal, poet

Article American art Poetry
Strangers’ Poems: Ibis Coffin

Read (and hear) a poem inspired by our Ibis coffin.

By Ben Bernthal, poet

Article Ancient art Poetry
Irving Penn’s New Guinea Man with Painted-On Glasses

What does this warrior’s body decoration indicate?

Audio Photography Works on paper
Sonic Blossom Playlist

Listen to a Schubert playlist featuring singers from Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom.

Audio Contemporary art
5 Japanese Prints to Know

See how woodblock prints have evolved from the Edo period to today.

By Magnolia Molcan, senior web managing editor

Article Works on paper
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco without Men

Listen to a playlist featuring artworks by women at the de Young and Legion of Honor.

Audio Women in art
Appropriation, Appreciation + Commodification

What cultural appropriation is, and what we can do about it.

By Abram Jackson, director of interpretation

Article Costume + textile arts Fashion Power
How Lee Mingwei’s Art is Mending the Social Fabric

Learn about the life and work of contemporary artist Lee Mingwei.

Video Contemporary art
Ask a Conservator

What is art conservation, how to become a conservator, weird substances found on artworks, and more.

By our conservation team

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Irving Penn and the Summer of Love

Photographs of hippies, Hells Angels, and rock bands.

By Emma Acker, curator, American art

Article Works on paper Photography
How to Write the Letter You Always Meant to Send

A 10-step guide for starting your letter, what to write, and what to do with it when you’re done.

By Frish Brandt, letter midwife

Article Contemporary art Making

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