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Texas Artist Turns Dairy Queen Menu Staples Into Wood-Carved Works of Art
You've never seen a DQ banana split, steak fingers and fries, or "Beltbuster Basket" quite like this.
See the Workshop Where Mardi Gras Parade Floats Are Born
Can't make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras? At Mardi Gras World, you can see elaborate parade floats built for the carnival year-round.
New Digital Art Project Is Bringing More Than 150,000 British Sculptures Online
British sculptures that otherwise may be hidden in the back rooms of art museums will be shared with the public in a new online registry created by the charity Art UK.
Georgia O'Keeffe's Paintings Are Breaking Out in 'Art Acne'—Here’s Why
These "pimple-like protrusions" are surprisingly common in the art world. By some estimates, they plague up to 70 percent of all paintings in museums.
Bring Some Magic Into Your Home With These Harry Potter Fine Art Photographs
The framed photos of everyone's favorite witches and wizards are limited editions, so they're only available in small quantities.
10 Facts About Ansel Adams
The celebrated photographer—who was born on this day in 1902—once mutilated his own negatives. On purpose.
Bob Dylan's Lyrics, Poetry, and Prose Showcased at Chicago's American Writers Museum
Dylan's personal copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" is one of the rare items on display. In it, he wrote notes and drew doodles.
Vinnie Ream: The Teen Who Met With Abraham Lincoln for 30 Minutes Every Day
A teenage art prodigy managed to steal half an hour with Abraham Lincoln every day—for five months.
There's a Free Online Archive of Pre-1900 Watercolors From Around the World
The Watercolour World website catalogues more than 80,000 paintings from the 1400s through the 1800s.
New Exhibition Highlights Mansa Musa, the Richest Man Who Ever Lived
Mali's king Mansa Musa embodied the wealth of West Africa before the Atlantic slave trade, as seen in "Caravans of Gold."
A Clue on the Ceiling of Grand Central Terminal Shows How Dirty It Was 30 Years Ago
It was left there on purpose in the 1990s.
This Wall Chart Shows Every Species in the Cat Kingdom
From the humble house cat to the pointy-eared lynx.
11 Secrets of Perfumers
It's a job that takes decades to master.
New York City Is Getting Its Very Own Dog Museum
An interactive exhibit will tell you which dog breed your face resembles.
10 Kid Inventions Designed to Make the World a Better Place
Who wouldn't love a tree rocket?
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India Is Now Home to the World's Largest Statue
The recently-completed landmark is nearly five times taller than Brazil's famed Christ the Redeemer, and twice as high as the Statue of Liberty.
8 Hand-Drawn Maps and Illustrations from a 16th-Century Navigational Guide
Les Premières Œuvres de Jacques Devaulx showed the way to the New World in 1583.
When Pablo Picasso Was Suspected of Stealing the Mona Lisa
In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's most famous work went missing. A tip from an admitted art thief seemed to implicate one of the world's best painters.
Tim Burton's Art Will Make a Rare U.S. Appearance at Las Vegas's Neon Museum in 2019
Mark your calendars for October 15, 2019.
Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year is 'Sociable and Spirited' Living Coral
Pantone is feeling peachy.
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Meet Vermeer: The Google App That Lets You See All of Vermeer's Work in One Place
Some of the paintings no longer hang in museums, so this is the best look you'll get at them.
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Make April Soetarman's words and street art a part of your home, or community.