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		<title>Go Behind the Red Barn and Rediscover Dale Nichols</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though snubbed by scholars, the American realist painter produced surprisingly symbolic works, as a striking new exhibition makes clear]]></description>
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		<title>Is a &#8220;Garden&#8221; the World&#8217;s Greatest New Artwork?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Francois Abelanet's extraordinary turf "sculpture" on a Paris plaza epitomizes a grand tradition of artful illusion]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/art/2011/11/is-a-garden-the-worlds-greatest-new-artwork/</link>
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		<title>An Art Deco Masterpiece for Eleanor Roosevelt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Birmingham, Alabama, the art museum's "Jazz Bowl" by famed U.S. industrial designer Viktor Schreckengost was an artistic, and civil rights, turning point]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/art/2011/11/an-art-deco-masterpiece-for-eleanor-roosevelt/</link>
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		<title>Auctioning a Beloved Thomas Hart Benton Collection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the nation's best collection of Benton prints was assembled by an idiosyncratic Texan named Creekmore Fath]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/art/2011/11/auctioning-a-beloved-thomas-hart-benton-collection/</link>
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		<title>Bat Art Isn&#8217;t Bad Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The genre of bat sculpture might not get much attention, but among the finest examples is a bronze by the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/art/2011/10/bat-art-isnt-bad-art/</link>
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		<title>Latin America&#8217;s Wrap for All Seasons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blanket-like "sarapes" from northern Mexico are among the world's most intriguing textiles, as shown by a recent gallery exhibition ]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/art/2011/10/latin-americas-wrap-for-all-seasons/</link>
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		<title>Frans Hals and the Divided Self</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan's recent Frans Hals exhibition and other works by the Old Master showcase his surprisingly modern psychological insight]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/art/2011/10/frans-hals-and-the-divided-self/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to ARTiculations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new Smithsonian.com blog sheds light on what's happening in the world of art, artists, art museums and art history]]></description>
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