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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Yasuo Kuniyoshi
“American painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi created portraits of women throughout his career. His early languid female figures and whimsical circus scenes drew on American folk art and his encounters with European […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Scarabs
“In ancient Egypt, scarab beetles symbolized dawn, life, and rejuvenation. These associations made the scarab beetle the most popular shape for amulets and personal seals. Other auspicious forms were also […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Bactrian Camel
“This expressive camel, with its head thrown back, makes a bellowing cry that seems relevant to these times. Bactrian camels were often part of a larger set of funerary sculptures […]
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Daily Art Moment: Subok Screen
“Two auspicious characters, meaning longevity and good fortune, repeat in seemingly endless variation as the main design of this Korean textile screen. Across ten panels, with three columns of eleven […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Matsubara Naoko
“Artist Matsubara Naoko created this portfolio of woodcuts while visiting Walden Pond over the course of a year. Her title comes from Henry David’s Thoreau’s essay ‘Solitude’ (1854), written during […]