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  • Richardson Symposium: Racial Masquerade in American Art and Culture - 11.5.16
Portrait of Walter Alvarez.
Ep. 12

Asteroid Strike

with Kirk Johnson and Taína Caragol

Richardson Symposium: Racial Masquerade in American Art and Culture - 11.5.16

Richardson Symposium: Racial Masquerade in American Art and Culture took place at the National Portrait Gallery, Nov. 4, and Nov. 5, 2016

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| Season 6 with Kim Sajet
Venus Williams sits in a chair wearing a dress and smiling and looking to her right.
Ep. 20 | Blink: First, Put The Camera Down with
Black and white photograph of a woman wearing dark dress and white head wrap.
Ep. 19 | Blink: First Photo Of A First Lady with Ann Shumard
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Ep. 18 | From the Vault: Social Media and the Subway with Devon Rodriguez
A tall three-paneled series of paintings underneath the Brilliant Exiles exhibition entrance sign.
Ep. 17 | Blink: The Secret Language of Flowers with Robyn Asleson
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Ep. 16 | From the Vault: Lincoln Hiding in Plain Sight with Ted Widmer
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Ep. 15 | Blink: Small Doors, Big Art with Jennifer Wodzianski, Wayne Long & Peter Crellin
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Ep. 14 | Bonus: Face Value with Lizzie Peabody
woman with long, curly gray hair in a black dress
Ep. 13 | Hags and Witches with Kiki Smith
bust length photo of a young woman with dark hair
Ep. 12 | From The Vault: The Woman Who Knocked Science Sideways with Jada Yuan
photo of a young woman with dark hair wearing a colorful scarf
Ep. 11 | Brilliant Exiles with Robyn Asleson
two photos, one of a Black woman in a black sweater and another of a balding man in a dark shirt
Ep. 10 | Mall Art with Salamishah Tillet and Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada

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