Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California.

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The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.

14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

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Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel

Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries

Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)

5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Corrected display issue.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 20, 2023
	Modified link of Web site: Officail Site of Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, United States.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 26, 2019
	Noted change in theater's name from the Florence Gould Theater to the Gunn Theater.	Alicja Zelazko	Oct 27, 2017
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen Great Museums	May 03, 2013
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 16, 2010
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	Sep 11, 2008