What Is the Future of the Photo Archive?
In the digital world, what will happen to the photo archive?
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art history
Heraldry Illuminated: Deciphering Coats of Arms and Other Manuscript Mysteries
Help us solve a heraldry mystery.
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Ansel Adams Captures the Struggle and Beauty of a Japanese-American Internment Camp
Ansel Adams photographs document life at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II.
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The Invention of the Light Bulb Did Not Conquer the Night
How painters depicted darkness even as the world embraced artificial light
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The Color that Changed the Course of Art
Prussian blue changed it all.
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“A Great Passion for Old Stones and Walls”
Snapshots of Greece’s ancient monuments from an era before photography.
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Dogs at the Medieval Banquet
Who let the dogs in?
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The Allure of Gems and Jewelry, from Medieval to Modern
The allure of gems, from medieval manuscripts to 21st-century style pages.
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A Renaissance Mystery, from a Marriage to a Sacrifice
A chance discovery within an Andrea del Sarto panel.
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No Pain, No Rogaine: Hair Loss and Hairstyle in Ancient Rome
Hairy adventures of the ancient Romans.
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The Rise and Fall of a Court Artist in Renaissance Italy
The unusual life tale of Renaissance illuminator Belbello da Pavia
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Outdoor Sculpture at Long Beach Campus Gets a Fresh Look
CSU Long Beach’s remarkable outdoor sculpture collection is being conserved.
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