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Bigger is better
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You betta werk!
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Beaucoup Bones
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Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
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Have a holly jolly Christmas
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I hate you, please go away. (Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemesia Gentileschi...
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In her honor, we were able to gain access to the Carter Family Portrait Gallery,...
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TGIF
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Careful, might make you howl!
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It's a natural history museum, so they have giant dinosaurs!
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It’s nice to see, however, that his latest project (the “Journel (sic) of...
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Ah New York City… Maybe you watched Friends and are enamored with brick...
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Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
…and five epic Oscar losses. But he’s finally done it! Here’s how:
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Sometimes Halloween sneaks up on you before you’ve even had time to savor the...
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From The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti (Part I) by Sandro Botticelli in the Prado.
Never forget
Kanye West received an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art...
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Hippest place in Brighton
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Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
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Considerable collections
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Archist Series. Federico Babina. 2014 Small and want to live in a Damien Hirst...
Those Swiss have got it all!
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On the eve of the 2017 Primetime Emmys, we at Sartle recall our longstanding...
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Jasper is judging you for not following us. Our second monthly get together...
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Sartle highly recommends the San Francisco Art Institute’s new online art...
No need for art galleries when your closet is your own personal museum and the...
