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“American Gothic” made this small-town Iowa house a destination
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The painting’s “third character” has deep meaning in Eldon, along with economic importance, says the vistor center’s administrator.
This Connecticut contractor says rising demand has left him “overwhelmed”
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Bruce Ridenour has been a contractor for 40 years and said local contractors in Danbury, Connecticut don’t have bandwidth to handle all the new demand.
She turned a calming hobby into a business during quarantine
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Tally Dilbert wanted to get her mind off the difficulty of being home all day. That’s when she rediscovered painting.
More than a spoon
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A painter takes comfort in his tools.
Sherwin-Williams wants germ-killing walls in hospitals
The company says its new paint kills 99.9 percent of infection-causing bacteria.
The painting that was suddenly worth millions
A self-portrait by Rembrandt once labeled fake has now been deemed the real deal.
Why lead-paint makers escape fines that cost Big Tobacco billions
A California court case is the latest attempt to hold paint companies liable for health hazards from lead paint, banned since 1978.
The art in Walmart: A painter turns his canvas on store aisles
Meet Brendan O'Connell, Walmart artist — or at least the mega retailer is his muse. O'Connell has taken to painting the things you can find the big-box store and the people who roam its aisles.
The pop culture bump of ‘The Scream’
The Edward Munch painting goes on sale today, and is expected to fetch upwards of $80 million. The century-old painting has found continued relevance in pop culture.

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