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Family Art Making At Home: Frida Kahlo Journal
Create a journal with a collaged cover inspired by the work of Frida Kahlo.
By Suzanne Couture
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Arte en familia en casa: Diario Frida Kahlo
Nuestro proyecto de hoy es crear un diario con una cubierta en collage inspirada por el arte de Frida Kahlo.
By Suzanne Couture
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Tips for Talking to Young Artists about Their Portraits
“Do you like it?” Kids often share their artworks as they work. Support their curiosity about the artistic process with these techniques
By Raphael Noz
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The de Young at 125
This past month, the de Young quietly turned 125 years old.
By Thomas P. Campbell
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Conserving Boucher: A Painting’s Relationship to Tapestry Production
The Paintings Conservation department undertook a three-year treatment of François Boucher’s Vertumnus and Pomona.
By Elise Effmann Clifford, Kathryn Harada, and Sarah Kleiner
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San Francisco 1906: Resilience in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster
Arnold Genthe photographed images of San Francisco on April 18, 1906.
By Karin Breuer and Victoria Binder
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Chiura Obata and The Restorative Powers of “Great Nature”
Chiura Obata was one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most influential artists.
By Timothy Anglin Burgard
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Frida Kahlo’s Construction of Identity: Disability, Ethnicity, and Dress
The clothes in Kahlo's wardrobe teach the modern eye something new about the artist herself.
By Circe Henestrosa
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Frida Kahlo: Fashioning Her Self in San Francisco
The effects the “beautiful city” on Kahlo and her art.
By Gannit Ankori
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Statement on Eyal Weizman of Forensic Architecture
On Thursday, February 13, Eyal Weizman of Forensic Architecture had his travel authorization to the United States revoked due to an “algorithm” that identified him as a security threat.
By Claudia Schmuckli and Thomas P. Campbell
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Bay Area Connections + Rainbow Sign
Rainbow Sign was located at 2640 Grove Street in Berkeley and was active between 1971–1977.
By Lauren Palmor
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Who Is Cleveland Bellow?
In 1970, ten billboards went up across Oakland and Berkeley. The artist never explicitly stated their meaning.