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His works are mesmerizing and recognized worldwide – swaths of color, and floating, fuzzy-edged rectangles … all part of the signature vision of the formidable 20th century artist Mark Rothko. “Everybody knows and loves Rothko’s large abstract canvases, but very few people know that he made nearly 3,000 works on …

It is one of the landmark paintings of the early 20th century: Henri Matisse’s “The Red Studio,” his depiction of his workroom filled with paintings and sculptures, even a plate, all of his own making. “He’s sharing his world with you; he’s inviting you into his private space,” said curator …

Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, who wrote of a plot against George Washington in their bestselling “The First Conspiracy,” now turn to a failed attempt to murder Abraham Lincoln before the 16th president could even be sworn into office, in “The Lincoln Conspiracy” (Flatiron Books). Read an excerpt below: Spencer …

Marlene Dietrich was 100%. Like Elizabeth Taylor, Marlene Dietrich today is remembered by many for her beauty. But Dietrich’s persona – cool, husky-voiced, at times androgynous – was always more daring. As the theater critic Kenneth Tynan wrote, “Her masculinity appeals to women and her sexuality to men.” In the …

Now ON DISPLAY here in New York: works by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. Years after his death, the art world is still taking full measure of the man, as Serena Altschul shows us: “I think he’s one of the two or three greatest artists of the 20th century; I …

Grant Wood created one of America’s most familiar paintings. Yet his life story remains unfamiliar to most of us – which is where the exhibit Anna Werner’s about to walk us through comes in: You’ve undoubtedly seen it before. It’s one of the most recognizable paintings in American art: “American …

This is paid content. It was written and produced by CBS Interactive’s branded content unit in collaboration with the sponsor. Slow down. Talk. Listen. In a world of partisan politics and viral videos these concepts can feel like relics of a bygone era. But something’s happening in Vermont. In the …