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"I see the world as very beautiful," said David Hockney. The British artist is pictured above in May 1978.

David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dies at 88

Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker.

"The Prayer at Valley Forge", a 1975 painting by Arnold Friberg done for America's bicentennial celebration in 1976.

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Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened

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A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened.

When John Cage composed an opera commemorating the American bicentennial audiences walked out. Now, it's being reinterpreted by new artists in a Detroit Opera production. Above, Brianna J. Robinson, left, Travis Leon Williams, Mia Mandineau and Selena Kearney rehearse for Apartment House 1776 which runs May 21 to 24.

An unlikely opera for America's birthday summons dissonance and harmony

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When John Cage composed an opera commemorating the American bicentennial audiences walked out. Now, it's being reinterpreted by new artists in a Detroit Opera production, as the nation turns 250.

Stonewall National Monument in New York City is the first and only national monument to LGBTQ+ history in the U.S. It is on the National Trust's list of 11 most endangered historic places this year.

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This year's list of endangered historic places focuses on equality and erasure

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Eleven historically significant sites across the country will receive $25,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary.

Ode to motherhood

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For Mother's Day, we bring to you a consideration of motherhood by a poet who's brought up two sons.

Experts warn Trump's plan to paint federal building could cause permanent damage

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President Trump wants to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, but experts and preservationists are pushing back, warning it could permanently damage the historic granite.

Jill Lepore speaks during The New Yorker Festival in New York City in October 2015.

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Here are the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners

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Award winners include authors Daniel Kraus, Jill Lepore and Yiyun Li, opinion writer M. Gessen and staffers and contributors at The Washington Post, Reuters and AP.