visual arts

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Marylynn Salmon, Smith College(THE CONVERSATION) That the…

By LINDSEY BAHR - AP Film Writer Marilyn Monroe’s on-screen costumes are almost as iconic as her. Think of the hot pink strapless gown she wore to sing…

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By The Associated Press For a lifetime, she was everywhere all at once.Queen Elizabeth II was a history-making sovereign, to be sure, but she was also a…

By HILLEL ITALIE - AP National Writer In the spring of 2012, portrait artist Ralph Heimans stood on the Cosmati pavement of Westminster Abbey and…

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Elizabeth Emanuel cradles the massive scrapbook across her chest before laying it gently on the table…

TOKYO (AP) — Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan's empress, has died, her office…

TOKYO (AP) — Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of a future Japanese empress, has died,…

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Native American voices and artistry are at the core of a new traveling exhibition of clay pottery…

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Under fluttering strings of Greek and Byzantine flags, three men raised a party…