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Versatile, Smudgy, Suitable For Women? Exhibition Traces The History Of Pastels

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Versatile, Smudgy, Suitable For Women? Exhibition Traces The History Of Pastels

Pastels are fragile and therefore difficult to put on public display. But an exhibition in Washington, D.C., has 64 artworks on view, and celebrates centuries of artists working in the chalky medium.

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Versatile, Smudgy, Suitable For Women? Exhibition Traces The History Of Pastels

William Merritt Chase's 1888 Study of Flesh Color and Gold, pastel on paper coated with mauve-gray grit National Gallery of Art hide caption

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Versatile, Smudgy, Suitable For Women? Exhibition Traces The History Of Pastels

Versatile, Smudgy, Suitable For Women? Exhibition Traces The History Of Pastels

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'A Great Burden Was Lifted': A Father's Made-Up Day Of Forgiveness

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