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Born centuries apart, these artists embody the heroic spirit of Purim
Judy Chicago and Artemisia Gentileschi did not share a religion, but they are united by a common goal
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How this portrait of Marc Chagall’s father finally wound up where it belonged
The 1911 painting was confiscated by the Nazis in 1939
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It was the biggest painting in the world — how could it just disappear?
In 1959, millions of Americans saw Symeon Shimin's mural of Yul Brynner and Gina Lollobrigida as Solomon and Sheba. Then it was gone.
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Will we ever know the impact the Nazi regime had on this groundbreaking female artist?
Surrealist star Meret Oppenheim fell into depression and creative rut for 18 years, during and after the war
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