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Friday

Performing Arts

Preacher-Artist Gertrude Morgan, Remixed

Sister Gertrude Morgan -- folk artist, preacher, nurse -- made a distinctive album of gospel music in 1970. Philadelphia DJ King Britt has created a tribute to the New Orleans musician.

Preacher-Artist Gertrude Morgan, Remixed

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Tuesday

Hidden Treasures

Hidden Treasures: Mrs. Parmeter's Klan Quilt

A blue-and-white quilt at a Washington state museum has an unusual and mysterious story behind it. Made in 1928, the quilt includes cloth from discarded Ku Klux Klan masks.

Hidden Treasures: Mrs. Parmeter's Klan Quilt

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Sunday

Culture

Flood Imperils Work of Famed Jazz Photographer

Herman Leonard's images made a visual record of jazz artists stretching from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis. He awaits a look at his ruined New Orleans studio to see what became of his work.

Flood Imperils Work of Famed Jazz Photographer

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Saturday

Thursday

Capturing Emotion on Film in Katrina's Wake

The Washington Post recently published a haunting image of New Orleans street cleaner Dwanda Tyler on its front page last Saturday. Noah Adams speaks with the photographer, Ricky Carioti, about this image and the challenge of capturing tragedy on film.

Capturing Emotion on Film in Katrina's Wake

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Tuesday

National

San Francisco Awaits New De Young Museum

San Francisco is known more for its natural beauty and Victorian charm than for its contemporary architecture. But this fall the city is taking a big chance on the new de Young Museum, a 300,000 square foot facility sits smack in the middle of Golden Gate Park. Cy Musiker reports.

San Francisco Awaits New De Young Museum

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Monday

Sunday

A Family of Artists Picks Up the Pieces

Among Katrina's victims was Shearwater, an art and pottery complex. The belongings of the Anderson family, known for the late watercolor painter Walter Inglis Anderson, were badly damaged.

A Family of Artists Picks Up the Pieces

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Friday

Review

Movies

Fall Movies: Adaptations Abound

Summer is over, and the start of the serious movie season has begun. NPR's Bob Mondello reports that a number of adaptations are coming to the big screen, including another installment of the Harry Potter series.

Fall Movies: Adaptations Abound

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Thursday

Photo Op: An Occasional Series

Re-Creating an Ansel Adams Masterpiece

Astronomers have pinpointed the exact moment when Ansel Adams snapped his famous photo "Autumn Moon," capturing a serene night in the Yosemite Valley. Now there's plans to re-create that photograph Thursday night.

Re-Creating an Ansel Adams Masterpiece

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Thursday

Photo Op: An Occasional Series

Photos of Old New Orleans

The images of New Orleans struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have been painful and disturbing. Life-long New Orleans resident and award-winning photographer Louis Sahuc talks about what's lost -- and how his photos preserve a city's memory.

Photos of Old New Orleans

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Wednesday

Black Comic Book Superheroes

Allison Keyes traces the history and the lasting appeal of African-American comic book characters. While superhero movies starring mainstream characters have grossed billions, adaptations of comics with black heroes have fared less well

Black Comic Book Superheroes

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Tuesday

Defying Syrian Authorities with a Camera Lens

Photographer Issa Touma is the man behind an increasingly well-known photography festival in Aleppo, Syria. Touma uses his images to try to crowbar open Syrian cultural and intellectual life.

Defying Syrian Authorities with a Camera Lens

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Wednesday

Mixed Reviews for Museum of American Indian

Critics have praised the building and mostly panned the exhibitions. Do they not get it? Or is the museum just not intended for them? Is there another way to present history and culture in a museum? The National Museum of the American Indian nears its first anniversary.

Mixed Reviews for Museum of American Indian

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