The Story of the Kernel Carving Boat is an essay most Chinese would have read in their middle-school textbooks. The essay, written by Wei Xueyi, a scholar during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), vividly ...

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Over the years SAAM—once called the National Collection of Fine Arts—has narrowed its mission to focus on American art ... Paintings, sculptures, crafts and miniatures can all be scrutinized ...

He was already well-known on both sides of the Atlantic as the creator of beguiling, dazzling wire sculptures of men, women and animals. And the performances he mounted of his miniature Cirque ...

Books, manuscripts, photographs, artworks and historical tools are on display, including the first English gardening ... and browse antiques, fine and decorative art and 20th century design ...

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Husain would become one of the best known faces of Indian art, taking his work all over India and to several countries abroad. He merged modernity and tradition, drawing inspiration from diverse ...

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Today, Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center with a permanent collection of over 13,000 pieces. It is one of the most-visited contemporary art centers in the USA and a must-visit for art ...

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