There's a reason this celebrated librarian's life was not an open book
The Morgan Library & Museum surveys the astonishing life and career of its founding director, Belle da Costa Greene.
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The Unexpected Art: How Women in Math Combine Calculation with Creativity
From undergraduate study to graduate, postdoctoral and faculty research, women within the Mellon College of Science’s Department of Mathematical Sciences are among those continuing the tradition of ...
Elizabeth Catlett: Black Revolutionary Artist, At National Gallery Of Art
A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies” being staged at the National Gallery. one mile from the White House, ...
Women in Ties Have Agitated Fashion for Centuries. Why Does a Humble Strip of Fabric Hold So Much Power?
Paris, women needed permission from the police to wear a tie. The history of a revolutionary accessory—from ancient Rome to ...
Artnet News2d
Are Hairstyles the Key to Unlocking Art History’s Most Famous Portraits?
Grand portraiture is a minefield for some noteworthy hair. Portraitists such as Thomas Gainsborough and Anthony Van Dyck paid ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
The Daring 19th-Century Reformers Who Sought to End Prostitution by Offering Financial and Emotional Support to Urban Sex Workers
Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...
A Fungi Pioneer’s Lifelong Work on Exhibit
Murals made by museum artists illustrate the biology of fungi, the role they play in the ecosystem and their evolutionary ...
Dressing Like an Artist? There’s an Art to That.
An exhibition at the Louvre-Lens in France examines centuries of interplay between art and fashion, including what the ...
Fashion Glamp on MSN6d
A Century of Women's Tattoos: From Taboo to Trendsetter
Tattoos have long been a form of self-expression, and over the past 100 years, women have embraced this art form in various ...
Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco Acquire Works By Notable Women
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have announced the acquisition of five works by renowned women artists, including Angelica Kauffman, Grace Fletcher, Claude Raguet Hirst, and Bisa Butler. These ...
Moringa to saffron: 5 ancient beauty secrets of the iconic Mughal queens
From the early 16th century to the 19th century, the Mughal Empire ruled large areas of the Indian subcontinent, which highly ...
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New Amoy Street mural blends familiar art with Singapore elements like kaya toast and samsui women
You might also spot British actress Audrey Hepburn donning a red hat like those worn by samsui women, or Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s Girl With A Pearl Earring balancing baskets like a labourer.