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Several adjoining vertical panels, each with different horizontal stripes in a range of colors

Two Ways of Looking at Sean Scully

Museum guides share what inspires them about the artist’s tireless exploration of the possibilities of abstraction

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Black and white photo of a crowd holding signs about jobs, income, and poverty

Jack T. Franklin: Philadelphia’s Chronicler of Black Life and Protest

Curator Sam Ewing speaks with Dejáy Duckett and Richard J. Watson about the photographer’s lasting legacy

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Black and white lithograph of musicians playing an upright bass, trombone, & drum.

Black Joy is Mixed with Black Lament

Talking to Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart about the value of art and grief—and what doomscrolling is doing to our ability to make change.

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American Girl, 1974, by Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020), 2018-145-1 © Emma Amos; Courtesy RYAN LEE Gallery, New York

Look Closely: Emma Amos and the Perfect Print

How American artist Emma Amos pushed etching to its limits—and brought American Girl to life.

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“Algues (Algae)” Screen, designed 2004 by Ronan Bouroullec (French, born 1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (French, born 1976). Made by Vitra GmbH, Basel, Switzerland. Photo © Paul Tahon and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

The Design Alchemy of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Industrial designers (and brothers) Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are known for elegant, minimalist style, but the human touch is evident in everything they do.

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New Orleans Tugboat, 1985–95, by Richard Benson (American, 1943–2017), 206-2016-120 © Estate of Richard M. A. Benson

Richard Benson’s All-Seeing Eye

Photographer John Pilson remembers his mentor and colleague Richard Benson—and the lessons that have stayed with him.

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Left: Stars and Stripes, 1992, by Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020) (Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University: Gift of Sylvan Cole, Jr., Class of 1939, 2001.022) © Emma Amos; Courtesy RYAN LEE Gallery, New York. Right: Three Flags, 1958, by Jasper Johns (American, born 1930) (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Gilman Foundation, Inc., The Lauder Foundation, A. Alfred Taubman, Laura-Lee Whittier Woods, Howard Lipman, and Ed Downe in honor of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary 80.32) © 2021 Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The Divergent Careers of Emma Amos and Jasper Johns

Two American artists with biographies and themes in common. One has been a household name for over fifty years—the other is only now getting the recognition she deserves.

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