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The name Satchmo will always be connected with Louis Armstrong's career and legacy, but its origins highlight his eagerness to commit to a good joke.
Meagan Bojarski|
Sometimes art inspires awe—other times it inspires brazen break-ins. Here are seven of the biggest art heists in history.
Colin Scanlon|
How the pop art pioneer applied his bright and bold style to the music television of the mid-1980s.
Jon O'Brien|
The WPA helped everyone from Jackson Pollock to Louise Nevelson.
Ellen Gutoskey|
Find out what brought these historical figures to the beach—and what they wore while there.
Ellen Gutoskey|
From Matisse’s cut-outs to Van Gogh’s self-portraits—and beyond.
Jane Alexander|
The cow in ‘Yellow Cow’ (‘Gelbe Kuh’ in German) might be a representation of the artist’s second wife.
Kristy Puchko|
The iconoclastic director behind ‘Mulholland Drive,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ and more cult classics—who passed away on January 16, 2025 at the age of 78—once drew a comic strip about a furious dog and disliked large furniture.
Scott Beggs|

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