Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at his Connecticut home. He was 85 years old.

Dante and Virgil in Hell (1850) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau is housed at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France. Dante and Virgil in Hell (1850) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau was inspired by the poem, The Divine Comedy (c. 1308 – 1321) by the Italian Dante Alighieri, specifically from the part titled

Frida Kahlo de Rivera (July 6, 1907 -- July 13, 1954; Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón) was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán.
Perhaps best known for her self-portraits, Kahlo's work is remembered for its "pain and passion", and its intense, vibrant colors. Her work has been celebrated in

My Favorite Time of the Year is a beautifully produced musical short showcasing Leigh Haggerwood music with the backdrop of Victorian England. This magical rendering of a favorite Christmas song is performed by the Florin Street Band.

Francis Bacon's painting 'Three Studies of Lucian Freud' sold for a record $142,405,000 at Christie's Auction House in New York on Tuesday. Christie's says the work sold after six minutes of fierce bidding. (Nov. 13), 2013

Russian-French Jewish painter Marc Chagall is considered to be among the best modern artists of the 20th Century. During his prolific career he created works in virtually every artistic medium, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints...

Tel Aviv Pride (גאווה תל אביבית) celebrates the rights and lives of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) in a week-long series of events that lead tothe biggest pride event in Israel and in Asia, Tel Aviv Pride Parade. The Pride Parade event starts off in Meir Park in central Tel Aviv with a

Doron Langberg is an American painter. Langberg paints in the style of genre painting and portraiture and addresses issues of gender and sexuality by making love and desire a shared experience through the surface and subjects of his paintings.Doron Langberg (Israeli, born 1985).

This is a big piece. I found Christiane's photo and knew I had to paint it! PHOTO REF: CHRISTIANE VLEUGELS SAMPLES ON DEVIANTART.COM AS L-ART-EN-ROSE

Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration, a bilingual (English/Spanish) multimedia initiative, provides much-needed resources to support and comfort young children throughout their parents' incarceration. Sesame Street is a production of Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization. T...