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MORE THAN 650 WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LEGENDARY ARTS PATRON PEGGY COOPER CAFRITZ GIFTED TO THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM AND THE DUKE ELLINGTON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
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MORE THAN 650 WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LEGENDARY ARTS PATRON PEGGY COOPER CAFRITZ GIFTED TO THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM AND THE DUKE ELLINGTON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, and Tia Powell Harris, Chief Executive Of cer of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., today announced that the legendary arts patron, educator and civil rights activist Peggy Cooper Cafritz (1947–2018) bequeathed the majority […]

HIRSHORN MUSEUM, Smithsonian Announces First Historical Survey of Russian Artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov’s Renowned Maquettes  Exhibition Features Rarely Seen Works From 1985 to Today
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HIRSHORN MUSEUM, Smithsonian Announces First Historical Survey of Russian Artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov’s Renowned Maquettes Exhibition Features Rarely Seen Works From 1985 to Today

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will present “Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Utopian Projects,” a survey exhibition featuring the work of the acclaimed Russian artists Sept. 7-March 4, 2018. The exhibition, spanning 1985 through present day, will comprise more than 20 of the Kabakovs’ maquettes, whimsical models, for projects realized and […]

First Retrospective in 20 Years of Master Photographer Irving Penn Opens Oct. 23 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibition Includes Previously Unseen Photographs  and Film of Artist at Work
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First Retrospective in 20 Years of Master Photographer Irving Penn Opens Oct. 23 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibition Includes Previously Unseen Photographs and Film of Artist at Work

Irving Penn (1917-2009), known for his iconic fashion, portrait and still life images that appeared in Vogue magazine, ranks as one of the foremost photographers of the 20th century. “Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty,” the first retrospective of Penn’s work in nearly 20 years, will celebrate his legacy as a modern […]