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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Monday, September 13, 2010

"Subway" by Lily Furedi, part of the Smithsonian's traveling exhibition "1934: A New Deal for Artists" at the Whatcom Museum.

1934: A New Deal for Artists
ArtfixDaily Staff - September 13th, 2010 03:25

American artists during the Great Depression produced a body of artwork that told the story of the era. Their paintings, capturing harsh realities and, often, the resiliency of the American spirit, has a certain resonance in the current economic climate. Genre scenes depicting life in gritty cities, people laboring in factories, immigrant overcrowding, and struggles on the farmland were prevalent. At the same time, sweeping landscapes and images of people at leisure, engaged in activities ...

The Wayne Thiebaud cake at the SFMOMA rooftop sculpture garden coffee bar.

Let them eat (Thiebaud) cake: SFMOMA coffee bar offers artful desserts

If you ever wanted to lick the thick and alluring frosting (brushwork) of a Wayne Thiebaud cake painting, or deconstruct Mondrian's abstractions with a fork, the time has come. The ...

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	Rembrandt & Jan Six: An Amsterdam friendship Release Date: 13 September 2010 The exhibition Rembrandt & Jan Six. An Amsterdam friendship will be on display at the Rijksmuseum from 7 September to 29 November 2010. Rembrandt’s world-famous portrait of Jan Six will be brought to the Rijksmuseum specially for this exhibition. The portrait has been ... Read more

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