Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/around-the-nation-38 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Around the Nation Arts Jan 24, 2012 11:34 AM EDT Here are four arts and culture stories from public broadcasting partners around the nation. In October 2007, a portrait of a young woman in Renaissance dress made headlines. Sold nine years before for around $20,000, the portrait is now thought to be an undiscovered painting by Leonardo da Vinci worth more than $100 million. NOVA’s “Mystery of a Masterpiece,” airing Wednesday, explores how imaging analysis help tie the portrait to da Vinci. Here’s a preview: Watch Mystery of a Masterpiece Preview on PBS. See more from NOVA. Tavis Smiley devotes Tuesday’s show to the legacy of blues matriarch Etta James, who passed away Friday at the age of 73. Watch the full show here: Watch Etta James Tribute on PBS. See more from Tavis Smiley. NPR’s “All Things Considered” talks to Chris Raschka, whose book, “A Ball for Daisy,” won the American Library Association’s Randolph Caldecott Medal for best illustrated story on Monday: WHYY’s “Friday Arts” profiles the West Philly-based NextFab studio, which offers members access to cutting-edge tools and equipment to create their designs: Watch NextFab Studio on PBS. See more from Friday Arts. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
Here are four arts and culture stories from public broadcasting partners around the nation. In October 2007, a portrait of a young woman in Renaissance dress made headlines. Sold nine years before for around $20,000, the portrait is now thought to be an undiscovered painting by Leonardo da Vinci worth more than $100 million. NOVA’s “Mystery of a Masterpiece,” airing Wednesday, explores how imaging analysis help tie the portrait to da Vinci. Here’s a preview: Watch Mystery of a Masterpiece Preview on PBS. See more from NOVA. Tavis Smiley devotes Tuesday’s show to the legacy of blues matriarch Etta James, who passed away Friday at the age of 73. Watch the full show here: Watch Etta James Tribute on PBS. See more from Tavis Smiley. NPR’s “All Things Considered” talks to Chris Raschka, whose book, “A Ball for Daisy,” won the American Library Association’s Randolph Caldecott Medal for best illustrated story on Monday: WHYY’s “Friday Arts” profiles the West Philly-based NextFab studio, which offers members access to cutting-edge tools and equipment to create their designs: Watch NextFab Studio on PBS. See more from Friday Arts. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now