Retrospectives on Yayoi Kusama often point to mental illness as the source of her inspiration. But before she made it big, she was a young girl inspired by traveling the world for the first time.
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Stephen Girard’s silk stockings were repaired by multiple women in his household who made his enormous wealth possible.
The artist used daring imagery that sparked controversy from the moment it was unveiled.
Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.
Cylinder seals were intimately tied to their owner, showcasing their identity, beliefs and social status.
The artist’s 1942 painting ‘Birthday’ will be on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s upcoming ‘Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100’ exhibition.
This solar eclipse was created by 2 satellites flying in formation, allowing astronomers to photograph the Sun’s corona.
Researchers stitched together hundreds of images from the Very Large Telescope to form a breathtaking photo of a nearby galaxy.
Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s composition into an image of hope.
The poet obsessively collected images of himself, foreshadowing both the good and the bad of today’s selfie culture.
In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the identifying symbol of Augustine, a heart pierced by an arrow.
The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting.
Early Christian texts reveal how the birth of Christ reflected ideas of the day − in some illustrations, midwives helped the Virgin Mary give birth.
The Southern Ocean’s krill-rich waters attract multiple species of filter-feeding whales – and, increasingly, fishing boats.
Researchers can use powerful microscopes to capture the tiny teeth in squid suckers.
Marko Rupnik’s art is on display in many churches. Should his paintings be removed in light of recent allegations?
When US cities offered low-cost, high-quality public transit during World War II, buses and trains were full. Some cities are trying to revive that formula, after decades of disinvestment.
A white Philadelphia police officer was killed during a 1978 confrontation with the radical group MOVE. Often overlooked was the brutality leveled against the group’s spokesman.
Most presolar grains were destroyed in the formation of the universe. But some survived on meteorites.
A photo of Lucy’s reconstructed skeleton next to a live four-year-old girl shows how human Lucy was – and how small.
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