Lou McClung has made it his vocation to preserve artifacts from closed churches in Northeast Ohio.
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It’s been 100 years since the United States entered World War I. What have we learned?
The New York Historical Society is presenting, “World War I Beyond the Trenches” as part of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I.
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Afro-Latina artist reimagines Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam”
At first encounter, Harmonia Rosales’s “The Creation of God” is striking. It is beautiful and familiar. Like Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam,” Rosales’s painting portrays the creation of humankind. However, the skin tones, gender and story being depicted by the artist are strikingly different.
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Wim Wenders, director of Pope Francis doc, on making movies that matter
Francis recently granted a series of film interviews with legendary German director Wim Wenders that form the basis of “Pope Francis–A Man of His Word.”
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The Dachau Album captures the horror of the Holocaust and the necessity of hope
These photos, patches of uniforms and drawings create a piecemeal account of life at Dachau during and after the war.
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New Chicago art exhibit seeks to capture Catholic life in Middle Ages Europe
War and religion are the subjects of a new permanent exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Searching for George W. Bush in his portraits of the soldiers he sent to war
Bush’s new exhibition features 66 paintings of wounded veterans whom the former president has come to know.
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A ministry in art: The Jesuits who bring a religious lens to the arts
“Jesuit Spirit in the Arts” is a recent exhibition at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
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600 years of pain and resilience are on show at the new Museum of African American History.
As the historic presidency of Barack Obama comes to an end, our country is reminded that the African-American story continues to be written today.
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Where are black lives and figures in art museums?
Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955) has a vocation within a vocation.