Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei was denied a six-month visa to the U.K. Johannes Simon/Getty Images hide caption
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(Left) Afghan girl; (Right) Albert Einstein, by Maria Aristidou Courtesy of Maria Aristidou hide caption
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The Birkin Croco is made of dyed crocodile skin. Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Parsons School of Design graduate Lucy Jones created Seated Design, a collection of clothing for people who use wheelchairs. The clothes include extra fabric at the elbows for greater mobility. Courtesy of Lucy Jones hide caption
From Canes To Closures, Designing With Style For People With Disabilities
Thursday
The hand-colored photo, titled "Reclining young lady," is of Stella Osarhiere Gbinigie when she was 16. Solomon Osagie Alonge/Franko Khoury/National Museum of African Art hide caption
From left: Portraits of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Courtesy of Lauren Garfinkel hide caption
"Winter is better. You can't get nothing on a summer day. You can't get no help in the summer. I don't have no place to stay, but I sleep out here sometimes on the streets. I try to make a little money to buy me a little something to eat because I don't like eating out of trash cans. That makes me sick." Joe Rubino/Close Up Baltimore hide caption
'Close Up Baltimore' Tells Stories Of The City, One Portrait At A Time
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Chiharu Shiota takes over an entire townhouse for her 2013 work Trace of Memory. It's one of the many unusual installations at The Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh. Courtesy of The Mattress Factory hide caption
Find Unforgettable Art In A Most Unlikely Place: A Pittsburgh Mattress Factory
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Caillebotte's 1875 painting The Floor Scrapers was rejected by the elite Salon, but it was the work that launched his career. RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resour/Courtesy National Gallery of Art hide caption
Known As A Collector, Gustave Caillebotte Gets His Due As A Painter
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The parklet on K Street Northwest in Washington, D.C., opened officially on July 14. It's the first parklet of its kind in the city. Lydia Thompson/NPR hide caption
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Nicholas Herrera sits in his studio, surrounded by his carvings. (Photos are courtesy of David Michael Kennedy, another El Rito artist, who was featured on NPR in 2011.) Courtesy of David Michael Kennedy hide caption
Jesus In A Lowrider: El Rito's Santero Carves Saints In Modern Clothing
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On the day that he announced his resignation, Richard Nixon ordered cottage cheese, pineapple slices and a glass of milk. Robert Knudsen/Nixon Library hide caption
Designer Thom Browne says he usually shows his men's collections in Paris, but he felt it was important to support the first Fashion Week for men in New York. Jacki Lyden hide caption
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Quilts from the Bill and Camille Cosby collection hang at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., in this Nov. 6, 2014, photo. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption