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Portraits Of A Blended Nation
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:20:00 -0500
This weekend, Liane Hansen, host of Weekend Edition Sunday, will interview the authors of a new book: Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed-Race America. It's part of a new series called "Beyond Black and White," which will highlight the ...
Nat Geo Photo Contest Comes To A Close
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 -0500
National Geographic's International Photography Contest has come to a close, and winners will be announced in early December. Here's a selection of a few submissions, but you can view more on ngm.com, or check out some winners from the past. ...
Cameras Before Digital: A Smithsonian Exhibit
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:26:00 -0500
By Claire O'Neill If Louis Daguerre could see Canon's Mark II, his head would explode. Cameras have come a long way since 1839, and Smithsonian's National Museum of American History currently has a display of 22 cameras to celebrate the camera's evo...
Theater Producer Takes The Stage As New NEA Chair
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500
Former Broadway producer Rocco Landesman is about to embark on a journey that will take him way off-Broadway: Peoria, Ill. is his first stop on "Art Works," a six-month tour of arts organizations around the country.
Cuba Was A Canvas For Artist Belkis Ayon
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
When Ayon committed suicide in 1999, she was just 32 years old — and already a star in the Cuban art world. A major exhibit of her work now under way in Havana has revived an enduring mystery in Cuba — about art, African myths and the shadowy, all-male secret society known as Abakua.
Fall Foliage Photography
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:39:00 -0500
October has come and gone, as has Halloween. Only a few more weeks of colorful fall foliage remain. But at least we can enjoy fall photos year-round! Katie Barnes and Max Bittle, New Hampshire-based photographers, submitted their seasonal snapshots t...

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