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Surrealist art and war

The exhibition “Monsters & Myths” explores how war’s real-life monstrosities bred metaphorical monsters in mid-20th century paintings and sculptures by such artists as Dalí, Ernst, Masson and Miró Source

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War and the art of surrealism

The traveling exhibition “Monsters & Myths: Surrealism and War in the 1930s and 1940s,” now at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, explores how the real-life monstrosities of war in the mid-20th century bred metaphorical monsters in paintings and sculptures, by such artists as Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, André Masson and Joan Miró. Serena Altschul reports. Source

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Tina Turner on her love story

In an interview with CBS News’ Gayle King, the legendary singer talker about her latest memoir, “My Love Story”; about her life with Ike Turner; her husband, Edwin Bach; and the pain of losing her son Craig to suicide. Source

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The American Revolution

Martha Teichner reports on the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, which features exhibits like George Washington’s tent, a piece of the original North Bridge from Concord, Massachusetts, and a look at how the war changed life for African Americans and Native Americans. Source

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Kindergarten Sign Language

When it was time for 6-year-old Morey Belanger to begin kindergarten, her parents had a choice: public school or a school for the deaf? They opted for the closer public school and the students have embraced their new classmate by learning sign language. Steve Hartman reports. Source

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