Art & Design

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Mosaic Express - In Person
Mosaic Express - In Person
Smithsonian Associates
S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Open Studio: Are You Sur(real)?
Open Studio: Are You Sur(real)?
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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Growing Community: Garden as Places of Art
Growing Community: Garden as Places of Art
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Community Museum
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Composite. Overlapping circles cropped from different metal and textile works, with slices of various textures and colors.
Woven and Cast: Chinese Textiles and Japanese Metalwork from the Shirley Z. Johnson Collection
Woven and Cast brings together artworks across two sets of media, cultures, and time periods: Chinese textiles of the Ming and Qing dynasties and contemporary Japanese metalwork. Why pair these very different types of art? The moment you . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Museum of Asian Art
National Museum of Asian Art
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Crowd of people dancing with lightsticks outside a stone building facade at night, lit up by neon lights in many colors.
Asia After Dark | Diwali Festival
National Museum of Asian Art
National Museum of Asian Art
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Adults and children color pages at several tables inside a building with tall ceilings.
Family Gallery Activities | Diwali
National Museum of Asian Art
National Museum of Asian Art
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Detail showing the hair of one of the figures around Christ in The Last Judgment, as a multi-tipped brush held by a hand goes over it.
Michelangelo Used These Custom, Multi-Headed Brushes While Painting ‘The Last Judgment’ to Replicate His Intricate Sculpting Techniques
While restoring the Sistine Chapel, researchers discovered wavy groupings of brushstrokes which indicated that the artist used the special brushes to create a distinct crosshatching pattern.
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Thelonious Monk gazes at the viewer from the side. He is against a dark red background, wearing a great suit and brown hat
On Stage: Portraying the Performing Arts
On Stage: Portraying the Performing Arts features over twenty objects exploring the creative diversity of the American experience. On Stage showcases musicians, dancers, actors and others whose talents enrich our lives. Each of these . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
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