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Saturday

Raising the Curve: Designer Eva Zeisel

Considered one of the premier industrial designers of the 20th century, 98-year-old Eva Zeisel still designs porcelain in her New York apartment. This month, Crate & Barrel reissued tableware from her 1952 collections.

Raising the Curve: Designer Eva Zeisel

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Saturday

Beyond Melting Clocks: A Dali Retrospective

A retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrates the life of Salvador Dali, going beyond the surrealist work for which he is most famous. Curators wanted to explore Dali's later efforts, which left many critics unimpressed. Joel Rose of member station WHYY in Philadelphia took an early tour of the exhibit.

Beyond Melting Clocks: A Dali Retrospective

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Friday

Science

Computers Recreate Dinosaur Strides

Over the past decade, scientists have learned a great deal about how dinosaurs moved and stood. In Toronto, two high-tech workshops are using the latest in computer animation and simulation technology to create realistic -- and moving-- versions of the prehistoric creatures.

Computers Recreate Dinosaur Strides

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Thursday

Diversions

'Dogs Playing Poker' Fetch Big Bucks

A pair of paintings from Cassius Coolidge's "Dogs Playing Poker" series brought in almost $600,000 at an auction on Wednesday. NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Terry Kovel, co-author of Kovel's Antiques and Collectibles Price List, about the sale.

'Dogs Playing Poker' Fetch Big Bucks

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Monday

Where Science Meets Art

Holy Evolution, Darwin! Comics Take On Science

Comic books have become a new frontier for the portrayal of scientific ideas and the drama of discovery. But they're also a battleground for the ongoing debate between evolutionary scientists and proponents of creationism.

Holy Evolution, Darwin! Comics Take On Science

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Sunday

Culture

'Law and Order' Crime Scene Photos in Gallery

A collection of staged murder scene photos once used in the TV series Law and Order, are being featured in an exhibition at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. Brenda Tremblay of WXXI in Rochester, N.Y., reports.

'Law and Order' Crime Scene Photos in Gallery

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Saturday

Christo's 'Gates' Open in Central Park

Christo's 'Gates' Finally Open

The day has finally come. Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have unwrapped saffron fabric and draped more than 7,500 gates erected in New York's Central Park. New Yorkers are generally delighted.

Christo's 'Gates' Finally Open

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Christo's 'Gates' Open in Central Park

Christo Does Central Park

Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude debut "The Gates" in Manhattan's Central Park today. More than 20 years in the making, the large-scale art project consists of 7,500 large saffron cloth panels hanging in 16-foot high door frames.

Christo Does Central Park

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Thursday

Photo Op: An Occasional Series

Photo Op: John Szarkowski's Art Vision

National Geographic Society staff photographer Chris Rainier talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about a retrospective of photos taken by John Szarkowski, an influential photo curator for New York's Museum of Modern Art from 1962 to 1991.

Photo Op: John Szarkowski's Art Vision

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Christo's 'Gates' Open in Central Park

Central Park's Bright New Clothes

Christo and Jeanne-Claude's temporary work of art called "The Gates" will consist of 7,500, 16-foot-high gates along 23 miles of footpaths. Free-hanging saffron-colored fabric panels will be unfurled on Saturday from each gate, coming down 7 feet above ground.

Central Park's Bright New Clothes

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Wednesday

Friday

Bob Marley's 60th Birthday Celebrations

Photographs of a Reggae Legend

Between 1978 and 1980, photographer Bruce Talamon toured with reggae singer Bob Marley and shot some of the most popular images of the musician. He talks about his experiences touring with Marley with NPR's Alex Chadwick.

Photographs of a Reggae Legend

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Monday

Impressionist Berthe Morisot, Rediscovered

Berthe Morisot was a contemporary of Impressionist masters such as Degas, Monet, Renoir and Manet. Now she is getting her due with a retrospective exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., and her paintings are the source of some modern literary fiction.

Impressionist Berthe Morisot, Rediscovered

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