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Chicago is getting the first traveling exhibition of the official Obama portraits, expected to be a huge draw for the Art Institute this summer.

From Gilbert Stuart to Jean-Michel Basquiat: American Art at CFAM For the past year and a half, American Art Research Fellow Dr. Grant Hamming has been researching CFAM’s collection of historical American art, which includes works ranging from eighteenth century portraitist Gilbert Stuart to 1980s wunderkind Jean-Michel Basquiat—and beyond. Dr. Hamming will present the results of his research.

The symbolic nature of a first lady's job has been utilized by many iconic women in the past to develop a synergy with the president's political goals or create a niche sphere of influence

However, officials said progress could be reversed if more residents are not vaccinated.

With pandemic easing, Dunk and RI Convention Center will soon return to normal business G. Wayne Miller, The Providence Journal © G. Wayne Miller / The Providence Journal The scene outside The Dunk and the Rhode Island Convention Center on Thursday afternoon. PROVIDENCE — The mass-vaccination site at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center will close at the end of the month, a move paving the way for events to resume there in the fall. Programming at the Rhode Island Convention Center...

The 1856 poem "Maud Muller" by John Greenleaf Whittier tells the story of a beautiful woman named Maud who meets the town judge one day. Each is smitten

Enjoy art, nature, and a new exhibition celebrating the museum’s 10-year anniversary.

The pay for painting an official Rhode Island gubernatorial portrait is rising fast. The State Council of the Arts is searching for an artist to paint former Gov. Gina Raimondos official portrait and is offering $50,000 to the winning candidate, plus "additional stipends to cover travel, crating and shipping of the finished work." The $50,000 would include $25,000 that is included in Gov. Dan McKees budget proposal.  Thats a big increase from the usual commission for an official portrait. The...

Shot heard ’round the world? Russell teen’s cannonball discovery raises questions about hilltown site Updated 8:07 AM; Facebook Share RUSSELL — Eighteen-year-old Zackary Cernak stumbled — literally stubbed his toe — on a mystery wedged under a rock on a hillside overlooking the Westfield River valley. A senior about to graduate from Westfield Technical Academy, Cernak was working on his network of dirt bike trails, raking leaves and scraping debris away from a giant rock when he spot...

A New Day at the PMA Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley Fig. 1. Covered caudle cup from a service for George Washington designed by Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest (1739–1801), made in China for the American market, 1796. Porcelain with enamel, gilded, and underglaze blue decoration; height 5, width 5 1/8, depth 3 1/4 inches. This is one of more than 450 pieces of tableware owned by the nation’s First Families assembled by Robert L. McNeil Jr. A new interactive digital guide shows how the...