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Thomas Hart Benton's colorful six-by-ten foot mural from 1975 was commissioned by Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, with support from the NEA.  "The Sources of Country Music" portrays 17 nearly life-sized figures and illustrates the various cultural influences on country music, including a train, a steamboat, a black banjo player, country fiddlers and dulcimer players, hymn singers and square dancers.  The painting memorializes entertainer Tex Ritter as the singing cowboy on the
 
 

NEA Faces Threat of $15 Million in Budget Cuts For This Year

 

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Nathaniel Mellors and Erkka Nissinen, Work in Progress from The Aalto Natives (2017), HD Video Still, Courtesy of the artists and Frame Contemporary Art Finland.
 
 

The Finnish Pavilion Explores Ideas of Nationalism and Creation Myths in ‘The Aalto Natives’ at Venice Biennale

 

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Auguste Rodin, Katherine Seney Simpson (Mrs.  John W.  Simpson), 1902-1903 marble, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs.  John W.  Simpson
 
 

French Sculptor Auguste Rodin Centenary Celebrated in North America with Exhibitions and Educational Programs -#Rodin100 is Hashtag for Initiative

 

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This exquisite composition entitled "Doge's Palace" by Antoine Bouvard details a golden view of Doge's Palace.  His virtuosity and lively brushwork are striking in this luminous oil on canvas
 
 

Bathed in Sunlight: The Venetian Paintings of Antoine Bouvard

 

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