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Introducing Mme de Menil

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Introducing Mme de Menil

Dominique de Menil was the graceful, spiritual heiress to a French oil services fortune who used her wealth to establish my favorite private museum.  She collected the objects and artworks she loved most because she passionately, irresistibly needed to. Here's an introduction to this super cool lady in anticipation of tomorrow's post about her fascination with the color GREY.

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Seeing Grey: Art Online

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Seeing Grey: Art Online

From Artsy to the Walker Art Center, Rhizome to the Tate, digital and digitized collections of art have come a long way. Check out some of our favorite online repositories.

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