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This Thrift Store Artwork On Sale For $10 Turned Out To Be A Signed Salvador Dalí Woodcut Print

A sharp-eyed volunteer spotted the print, which is based on a series of watercolors Salvador Dalí produced in homage to Dante's "Divine Comedy."

By Kaleena Fraga • May 12, 2021

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This Thrift Store Artwork On Sale For $10 Turned Out To Be A Signed Salvador Dalí Woodcut Print

A sharp-eyed volunteer spotted the print, which is based on a series of watercolors Salvador Dalí produced in homage to Dante's "Divine Comedy."

By Kaleena Fraga • May 12, 2021

27 Images That Prove Hiroshige Was The Undisputed Master Of Japanese Woodblock Printing

Utagawa Hiroshige was such a talented artist that he inspired Van Gogh and Monet. But in 1856, the famous woodblock printer "retired from the world" to become a Buddhist monk.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 7, 2021

27 Images That Prove Hiroshige Was The Undisputed Master Of Japanese Woodblock Printing

Utagawa Hiroshige was such a talented artist that he inspired Van Gogh and Monet. But in 1856, the famous woodblock printer "retired from the world" to become a Buddhist monk.

By Erin Kelly • April 7, 2021

Couple Mistakes Abstract A $440,000 Painting For An Interactive Exhibit — And Paints Over The Artist’s Work

The painting was displayed alongside the paint cans and brushes that the artists used to make it — which the couple took as an invitation to collaborate.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 5, 2021

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Couple Mistakes Abstract A $440,000 Painting For An Interactive Exhibit — And Paints Over The Artist’s Work

The painting was displayed alongside the paint cans and brushes that the artists used to make it — which the couple took as an invitation to collaborate.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 5, 2021

Archaeologists Uncover 3,000-Year-Old Gold Mask In China Belonging To A Mysterious Ancient Society

Researchers hope that the mask, which was found alongside 500 other ancient artifacts, can answer questions about the enigmatic Shu civilization.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 23, 2021

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Archaeologists Uncover 3,000-Year-Old Gold Mask In China Belonging To A Mysterious Ancient Society

Researchers hope that the mask, which was found alongside 500 other ancient artifacts, can answer questions about the enigmatic Shu civilization.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 23, 2021

This Week In History News, Feb. 21 – 27

Police conspiracy behind Malcolm X's death revealed, hidden message in "The Scream" uncovered, new theory about dinosaurs' demise published.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 26, 2021

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This Week In History News, Feb. 21 – 27

Police conspiracy behind Malcolm X's death revealed, hidden message in "The Scream" uncovered, new theory about dinosaurs' demise published.

By All That's Interesting • February 26, 2021

‘The Scream’ Has A Hidden Message In It And Experts Just Figured Out Who Wrote It

The words "Could only have been painted by a madman" were written atop the paint in pencil near the corner of the frame.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 25, 2021

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‘The Scream’ Has A Hidden Message In It And Experts Just Figured Out Who Wrote It

The words "Could only have been painted by a madman" were written atop the paint in pencil near the corner of the frame.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 25, 2021

This Week In History News, Jan. 10 – 16

World's oldest figurative art found, astounding revelations about prehistoric megalodon sharks discovered, stories from Hitler's one-time neighbor revealed.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 15, 2021

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This Week In History News, Jan. 10 – 16

World's oldest figurative art found, astounding revelations about prehistoric megalodon sharks discovered, stories from Hitler's one-time neighbor revealed.

By All That's Interesting • January 15, 2021

Meet Raymond Loewy, The Man Whose Iconic Designs Defined Mid-Century America

"There is a frantic race to merchandise tinsel and trash under the guise of 'modernism,'" Loewy once said. "I can claim to have made the daily life of the 20th Century more beautiful."

By Erin Kelly • Jan 7, 2021

Meet Raymond Loewy, The Man Whose Iconic Designs Defined Mid-Century America

"There is a frantic race to merchandise tinsel and trash under the guise of 'modernism,'" Loewy once said. "I can claim to have made the daily life of the 20th Century more beautiful."

By Erin Kelly • January 7, 2021

Dustin Yellin’s “Window Sandwiches” Are The Coolest Collages We’ve Ever Seen

New York-based artist Dustin Yellin captures the human form in glass slides, creating beautiful window sandwiches in the process.

By Kiri Picone • Dec 30, 2020

Dustin Yellin’s “Window Sandwiches” Are The Coolest Collages We’ve Ever Seen

New York-based artist Dustin Yellin captures the human form in glass slides, creating beautiful window sandwiches in the process.

By Kiri Picone • December 30, 2020

Nobody Knows Where This Giant Penis Statue Came From — Or Where It Went

"Every possible clue is being investigated — but so far there are none."

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 1, 2020

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Nobody Knows Where This Giant Penis Statue Came From — Or Where It Went

"Every possible clue is being investigated — but so far there are none."

By Natasha Ishak • December 1, 2020

33 Stunning Illustrations From 19th-Century Naturalist Ernst Haeckel That Merge Art And Science

Before there were cameras, German biologist Ernst Haeckel's vibrant scientific illustrations illuminated newly-discovered species — but his writings inspired the Nazis.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 17, 2020

33 Stunning Illustrations From 19th-Century Naturalist Ernst Haeckel That Merge Art And Science

Before there were cameras, German biologist Ernst Haeckel's vibrant scientific illustrations illuminated newly-discovered species — but his writings inspired the Nazis.

By Natasha Ishak • November 17, 2020

39 Vintage Illustrations Of Deep Ocean Creatures That Seem Too Strange To Be Real

These drawings of sea creatures show how naturalists of centuries past first documented their discoveries — and they're as magical today as they were to the scientists who first saw them.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 2, 2020

39 Vintage Illustrations Of Deep Ocean Creatures That Seem Too Strange To Be Real

These drawings of sea creatures show how naturalists of centuries past first documented their discoveries — and they're as magical today as they were to the scientists who first saw them.

By Natasha Ishak • November 2, 2020