An exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art exploring Hopper’s vision of New York has also rekindled questions about how a Baptist minister came to own so much of his art.
Tag: Museums
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Searching for Justice, 35 Years After Katricia Dotson Was Killed by the Police
Katricia Dotson’s remains were studied, disputed, displayed and litigated. Lost in the controversy was the life of an American girl and her family.
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‘Done on the Sly’: France’s Flawed Return of Skulls to Algeria
The restitution of the remains, said to belong to 19th-century freedom fighters, was hailed as a symbol of reconciliation, but papers obtained by The Times reveal a gesture muddled by politics.
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Climate Protesters Throw Soup Over van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
Two activists attacked the famous painting at the National Gallery, in London.
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Ignored in Life, Bernice Bing Is Discovered as Museums Rewrite History
Scholars and curators are beginning to focus on long-overlooked Asian American artists, acknowledging their importance in the narrative of American art.