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'Hello, spring victory!' Vietnamese propaganda art flourishes 50 years after end of war
Much has changed in Vietnamese life in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. The streets of the once-impoverished ...
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The nonconformist: Ben Shahn is honoured in a ‘homecoming’ show at New York's Jewish Museum
The US artist and activist tackled the social issues of his time, from the Great Depression to the Vietnam War ...
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'Hello, spring victory!' Vietnamese propaganda art flourishes 50 years after end of war
During the war, he painted posters to rally ... "If only Uncle Ho were with us on the joyful day of the great victory!" Truc is already busy painting posters for the Communist Party Congress ...
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Fine, Let’s Argue About Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes
Unpacking the logic of from's National Garden of American Heroes honoring figures from Christopher Columbus to Whitney ...
Riga is that increasing rarity in Europe – a truly great-value city break
Big on history, architecture and – latterly – fine food, this often overlooked city is ideal for a budget weekend away ...
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Julianknxx on the roots of his art: ‘You go through war, seeing death – that trauma never leaves you’
Back then being in art spaces wasn’t a thing ... which to give birthOpens in new window ] There is a great deal there. “You go through war, seeing death – that trauma never leaves you.” ...
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The love that conquered every barrier – including the Iron Curtain
In our age of cosmetic fantasy, a dramatic love story between two bespectacled art historians sounds implausible. But add in ...
Ken Burns’s The American Revolution seeks to unite Americans during 250th anniversary of brutal conflict for independence
The American Revolution, a six-part, 12-hour PBS documentary, is set to premiere in November, months before the nation's ...