Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's no surprise that the art deco movement was born around the conclusion of World War I. It was a symbol of hope, a new ...

From the Bean in Millennium Park to the Picasso in Daley Plaza to works that grace everything from Midway Airport to CTA Pink Line stations, Chicago boasts one of the world’s great collections of ...

This fall, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel endeavored to complete a seemingly simple project: to showcase artwork from elementary and middle school students across Wisconsin. To that end, we asked art ...

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THE magnificent exhibition of classical Japanese painting and sculpture which toured the United States two years ago amazed the American museum public with its revelation of a tradition comparable in ...

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