For art's sake: When funding the NEA is in jeopardy
Small-town economies, such as Kentucky's coal country, will be hard-hit if the Trump admin eliminates cultural programs like the National Endowment for the Arts
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Web extra: Lin-Manuel Miranda on the importance of federal funding for the arts
The award-winning creator of “Hamilton” says government support for arts education is crucial to our children’s future
Hats off to Degas and the millinery trade
A traveling exhibition shows how the Impressionist artist and his contemporaries depicted the changing fashions of women’s and men’s hats
Artist John McLaughlin’s long-overdue show
The post-war modernist painter gets a long-overdue retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Giving credit: The creators of movie title sequences
The beautifully designed, visually dynamic or hilarious openings for movies can be like miniature films themselves, welcoming us to the characters’ worlds
Pothole mosaics: Street art that fills a need
Chicago artist Jim Bachor patches up broken pavement with colorful works of art
A trailblazing artist
James Niehues might not be a household name, but the artist’s work is held in the hands of millions of skiers every year
Matisse and Diebenkorn, side by side
The French Post-Impressionist master was a vital influence on the American modernist; a new exhibit highlights the parallels in their work
Artist Tyrus Wong’s remarkable life
The Disney legend, who died recently at 106, created the look of the beloved animation classic “Bambi”
Reverberations: A water tank’s sonic splendors
In Colorado, a relic of the Old West has acoustics as complicated as a Gothic cathedral’s, attracting musicians and visitors from around the world
Menorahs: Let there be lights
A look at the history and artistry of a Hanukkah tradition
Revealing stories of “The Trans List”
Portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders trains his lens upon the transgender community
From 1988: Artist Richard Diebenkorn
A master of contemporary American art, Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) was noted for landscape paintings, thoughtful figure studies, and geometric abstracts. In this report for "Sunday Morning," which originally aired on December 27, 1988, correspondent David Browning visited Diebenkorn's studio in California's Sonoma County, to discuss the artist's "trial and error" approach; and New York's Museum of Modern Art, where Diebenkorn was being celebrated by a one-man show of his drawings.
A collision of quilting and rock music
San Francisco artist Ben Venom creates arresting, aggressive heavy metal images with fabrics
Curating a museum’s menu
Visitors who feast their eyes at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art can also feast on reproductions of classic dishes by the world’s greatest chefs
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Looking ahead after a Trump victory
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Iraq War veteran Joe Dan Worley's purposeful life
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This week on "Sunday Morning" (November 10)
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U.S. military suicides rose in 2023, persisting despite prevention efforts
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FDA vaccines chief hopes for common ground with RFK Jr.
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"Human … Please die": Chatbot responds with threatening message
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After two stamp hikes, the USPS lost nearly $10 billion in 2024
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Elon Musk's DOGE is hiring. Here's the kind of person he's looking for.
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Feds warn against bed rails, citing 18 deaths since 2021
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It's Starbucks Red Cup Day. Here's what to know about the event.
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Ben & Jerry's sues Unilever, saying parent company censored it over Gaza
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Trump's defense secretary pick was probed for alleged sexual assault in 2017
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Trump will nominate RFK Jr. for HHS secretary
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FDA vaccines chief hopes for common ground with RFK Jr.
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Feds warn against bed rails, citing 18 deaths since 2021
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Why a "slowmance" may be a great approach this cuffing season
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Report: Diabetes rates have doubled
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Jets scrambled after Russia spy plane spotted near U.K. airspace
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Far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes, lunar soil shows
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German soccer club St. Pauli quits X ahead of snap elections
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Billy Bob Thornton takes on oil industry in new series, "Landman"
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Book excerpt: "Cher: The Memoir – Part One"
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Billy Bob Thornton on "Landman"
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Scientists say biggest coral in the world discovered in the Pacific
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