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THOMAS HART BENTON: AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Mo. He said he wished his work could be exhibited in saloons, but the colorful, cantankerous Benton (1889-1975) is being honored in his centennial year not only with a biography and a PBS special but also with this full-dress retrospective in his native state. Featured: the stylized murals of American history and daily life for which he was best known. Through June...
...Burr, and Hamilton Grange, the last abode of Alexander Hamilton. Near the Grange on still posh Sugar Hill is a quiet riot of Tudor and Romanesque residences that shelter the faculty of City University. Around the corner is Harlem's favorite archival trove, Aunt Len's Doll and Toy Museum, where Lenon Holder Hoyte, 83, will show off her collection of more than 5,000 dolls...
THOMAS HART BENTON: AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. He said he wished his work could be exhibited in saloons, but the colorful, cantankerous Benton (1889-1975) is being honored in his centennial year not only with a biography and a PBS special but also with this full-dress retrospective in his native state. Featured: the stylized murals of American history and daily life for which he was best known. Through June...
WHISTLER AND HIS CIRCLE, Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul. Etchings, lithographs and paintings representing Whistler's high achievements in those media, as well as his influence on other late-19th century artists, chiefly such Americans as Joseph Pennell, Charles Keene and John Marin. Through June...
LIKE A ONE-EYED CAT:PHOTOGRAPHS BY LEE FRIEDLANDER 1956-1987, Seattle Art Museum. Surprising perspectives on everyday images -- street scenes, jazz musicians, empty motel rooms, public monuments -- by a modern American master. Through...