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Can Climate Activism Coexist with Cultural Preservation? National Gallery of Art Faces Second Protest

Introduction A climate protestor recently made headlines by painting a demand for climate action on a wall near a Civil War exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. The protester, identified by the climate activist group Declare Emergency as Geor Green, aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for President Joe

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How Canaletto\’s representation of Venice inspired present era landscape artists

OCTOBER 18, ON THIS DAY “Canal taught, by example the true use of the camera obscura; and to recognize the flaws usually brought to bear on a painting, when the craftsman relies completely on the perspective he views through that same camera, and on the colours – especially of the skies – without deftly removing

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