Conjure an image of a piece of art in your head. What comes to mind? Is it two dimensional? Is it hanging on a wall? Behind a pane of glass in a strikingly silent room perhaps? The Northwest Museum of ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Donald Bush Cordry (1907-1978) was an artist and photographer who studied the art of Mexican Indians. In 1931, Cordry made his first trip to ...

For centuries, cultures around the world have used masks in ritual dances and festivals to represent traditional characters. This copper mask, found in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural ...

It only takes one course in art history to understand that from an educational standpoint, art is not just art. Whether it is sculpture or painting, there is often historical and cultural context that ...