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Around the Nation

Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.

The Daily Frame

Dresses once worn by Elizabeth Taylor at "The Collection Of Elizabeth Taylor" auction press preview at Christie's in New York City.

Weekly Poem: ‘Prayer for the Hanoi Man Who Waits for Breakdowns on His Block’

Jennifer Richter is author of the collection, "Threshold," winner of the 2009 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition.

The Daily Frame

A man takes in a performance during Friday's Dia do Samba celebrations in Salvador, Brazil.

Conversation: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Author of ‘Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane’

By Tom LeGro

Michelangelo Caravaggio was one of the great painters in the history of Western art. He also remains one of the most mysterious and elusive of artistic geniuses. A new biography wrestles with the man, his times and his work. "Caravaggio:…

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The Daily Frame

Members of the dance company Momix perform during a rehearsal in Madrid.

‘Harry Callahan at 100’ at the National Gallery of Art

By Tom LeGro

Harry Callahan was one of the most innovative and influential photographers of the 20th century. On the centennial of his birth, an exhibition of his work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., explores his work.

Photographer Harry Callahan at 100

His photographs don't enjoy nearly the same popular and iconic appeal as those of his one-time mentor Ansel Adams. But a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is paying homage the under-appreciated yet innovative work…

The Daily Frame

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs at its opening night gala Wednesday at New York City Center. The dance company's five-week New York season will be the first led by new Artistic Director Robert Battle, who replaced Judith Jamison,…