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Three Voices on Horror, Defiance, and Love

We asked three activists to choose a photograph and offer a personal perspective.

Article Works on paper Photography Community
Art Is Like a Bright Star

Announcing the acquisition of 62 works by African American artists from the Southern United States.

Article New to collection American art Black voices
Stella!!!

Encounter the riot of geometric color that is Frank Stella’s impressive 12-foot-square painting Lettre sur les aveugles II.

Article American art
Let Them Eat Turkey

Thanksgiving is when you get to use all the best stuff in your kitchen.

Article European decorative arts
A Trompe-l’oeil Traveler

Pier Gustafson’s Father’s Suitcase is a one-of-a kind artwork.

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Looking Into Our American Chairs

X-rays can reveal a broken bone, but they can also give us information about what is happening inside inanimate objects.

By Catherine Coueignoux

Article Conservation Behind the scenes American art
How to Defy Gravity

Textile conservation looks at the ideal way to display a dip-dyed and hand-painted Moroccan woman’s headcover, or adghar ibrdane tasslit.

By Anne Getts

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Ironing out Wrinkles and Fixing Earthquake Faults

When Alan Sonfist’s work came to the Paintings Conservation department for treatment, my first thought was: This graphite drawing on canvas is more a drawing on a textile than it is a painting.

By José Luis Lazarte

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Interview with Alexander Barantschik

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The Inner Workings of a Bolivian Monedero

It’s not just a simple knit 1, purl 2 project. Instead, it should carry the warning, “Requires Expert Supervision.”

By Sarah Gates

Article Behind the scenes Costume + textile arts Conservation
Hats Off!

Article Costume + textile arts Conservation Behind the scenes
The Secret Russian

It had been sitting in the dark for years, unremarked upon. Its swirl of freshwater pearls, the imperial double eagle on the front, the decoration of thick gold braid on red velvet; none of it included in the simple description: “Woman’s Fez.”

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