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On Combing a Museum’s Collection for Objects that Deal with Death

A member of the Propeller Group discusses using the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s collection as a backdrop for a film about funerary traditions. New Pictures: The Propeller Group, Reincarnations, ...
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The Death of the First Born, (painting)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. Black, Mary & Jean Lipman, "American Folk Painting," New York: C.N. Potter, 1966. Black, Mary, "Erastus Salisbury Field: 1805-1900 ...
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Death : a graveside companion / edited by Joanna Ebenstein ; foreword by Will Self

"Featuring the Richard Harris Art Collection"--Front book cover. "1,000 macabre illustrations"--Front book cover. Foreword by Will Self -- Introduction by Joanna Ebenstein -- The art of dying: Medusa ...
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The Importance of Art in a “Good Death”

Denise Silva-Dennis (Shinnecock), “Sugar Loaf” (2022), acrylic on canvas (image courtesy the artist) Everyone deserves a good death. This is a common phrase used in the deathcare field. It speaks to ...