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Hélène de Beauvoir, Sister to Simone, Gets Her Star Turn in a London Show

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The second de Beauvoir sister used the power of her paintbrush to draw attention to the feminist cause. The post Hlne de Beauvoir, Sister to Simone, Gets Her Star Turn in a London Show appeared first on Artnet News.

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Crumpled Cardboard Toy Boxes: Doing the Ironing

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

By Douglas R. Kelly On the annoyance scale, there are probably worse things than a creased/wrinkled/crumpled box. I just cant think of any at the moment. Finding a great [.] The post Crumpled Cardboard Toy Boxes: Doing the Ironing appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Edward Boccia, the American Expressionist Who Time Forgot, Is Suddenly Everywhere

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Right now, an exhibition at New York's Calandra Italian America Institute shines a a light on the under-recognized 20th-century painter. The post Edward Boccia, the American Expressionist Who Time Forgot, Is Suddenly Everywhere appeared first on Artnet News.

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An Interview with John Sexton, The Civil War Collector

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher When it comes to Civil War memorabilia, John Sexton is the go-to guy. His decades as a consultant and independent appraiser of Civil War memorabilia [.] The post An Interview with John Sexton, The Civil War Collector appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Canadian Color Field Painter Jack Hamilton Bush Gets a Long-Overdue Homecoming Show

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Vancouver's Paul Kyle Gallerh presents "Flaunting the Rules" revisiting Bush's work from between 1961 and 1976. The post Canadian Color Field Painter Jack Hamilton Bush Gets a Long-Overdue Homecoming Show appeared first on Artnet News.

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Environments That Shape Us: Using Chemical Indicators to Understand the Diet and Climate Surrounding Human Evolution

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Thursday, February 20, 2025, 11:30 AM 12:30 PM EST Free! Registration Required The origin of humans came about in a complex world of shifting resources and evolutionary pressures. Advanced chemical techniques help us reconstruct the food sources and climate conditions that influenced early hominin populations. Smithsonian scientist and manager of the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometry Laboratory Christine France will discuss the technique of stable isotop

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Internship Opportunity: NMAI Nine-Month Conservation Internship, Fall 2025

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The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is committed to equity and social justice for the Native/Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere through education, inspiration, and empowerment. NMAI stewards one of the most extensive collections of Native American cultural heritage in the world – approximately 825,000 items – representing over 12,000 years of history and more than 1,200 Indigenous cultures throughout the Americas.