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Watch @Temi_Danso share the story of #ArtemisiaGentileschi, the most celebrated female painter of the 17th century who helped reimagine womanhood through her powerful portraits of women 🎨 https://t.co/MWvBBfeAsd

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The first work of art, “Forms at Play” created by Franz Marc (born #OTD in 1880) reflects natural elements 🌿 while the second work (which inspired it) “Les fenêtres sur la ville” by Robert Delaunay captures the city of Paris 🇫🇷. @museum_folkwang https://t.co/iyZ0XH5E28

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Alice Walker, an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist and the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, awarded for her novel The Color Purple, was born #OnThisDay in 1944. 🏛️ @bikofoundation https://t.co/Eb49aY4tzL

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English novelist and poet, Charlotte Brontë was born #OnThisDay in 1816. She was called “the first historian of the private consciousness” by literary critic Daniel S. Burt, thanks to her novel “Jane Eyre.” Discover some places which inspired her https://t.co/f3hkN6vVFK @LIFE https://t.co/iXE0IHGtqS

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#OnThisDay in 1904 the sultan of surrealism was born – Salvador Dali. Known for his reality-warping masterworks, Dali pushed the boundaries of our universe. What’s your favorite of his paintings? “Nature Morte Vivente” 🎨Salvador Dalí 📅1960 🏛️@icppr https://t.co/g18JN7TBAC

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English novelist and poet, Charlotte Brontë was born #OnThisDay in 1816. She was called “the first historian of the private consciousness” by literary critic Daniel S. Burt, thanks to her novel “Jane Eyre.” Discover some places which inspired her https://t.co/f3hkN6vVFK @LIFE https://t.co/iXE0IHGtqS

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Heading into summer like 🤳 Read how Europe’s biggest street festival, Notting Hill Carnival, is a place where Black joy is expressed and celebrated 🔊 http://g.co/arts/CZzUAz2Jajd3AQcf7 🏛️ @NHCarnivalLDN https://t.co/30vBqfFXRI

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Dive into stories of cultural preservation with @HeritageAtState. From a former royal residence of Nepal's kings to the ecological restoration of Great Zimbabwe, learn about how the State Department aims to make cultural heritage more accessible. https://t.co/FUNlisxh3F https://t.co/2u6B8xnKV5

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Vibrant stained glass with a dark name: why is this 15th-century panel called 'Apocalypse Window'? 😱 Located in the Cathedral of Milan, the window illustrates "Stories of the Apocalypse" from Saint John's Book of Revelation. https://goo.gle/3LLvDZf @DuomodiMilano https://t.co/qyOsRQS0BG

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#DidYouKnow that Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space? https://t.co/p1jqnVLh9g @NASA @airandspace https://t.co/8zslEIZgzp