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In this 1945 photo provided by the Norman Rockwell Museum, artist Gloria Stoll Karn poses in her New York studio. Karn, a pioneering artist, who had a brief but productive stint as an illustrator of pulp crime and romance magazines during the 1940s, is being celebrated with an exhibition of her works opening Saturday at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge.

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Celebrating a pulp fiction artist who broke gender barriers

by Mark Pratt Associated PressFebruary 9, 2018

Gene Sharp poses with a photo of Gandhi, left, June 25, 2009, at his office in Boston.

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Gene Sharp, advocate for nonviolent resistance, dies at 90

by Mark Pratt Associated PressJanuary 30, 2018

In this Nov. 11, 2017, photo, some 30 protesters gather outside of the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass., holding signs bearing pleas to "save the art" and thanking Attorney General Maura Healey for her office's last minute appeals court filing that was successful in delaying the first sale of 40 works of art, including two by Norman Rockwell.

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Museum conundrum: Can art be sold to stay open?

by Mark Pratt Associated PressDecember 11, 2017

In this Sept. 27, 2017, photo, a worker walks outside the 17th-century homestead where Sarah Clayes lived in Framingham, Mass., after leaving Salem following the 1692 witch trials. After years-long efforts to figure out who owned the home, which had fallen into disrepair after decades of neglect, and to raise enough money to fix it, renovations are expected to be completed by the spring of 2018.

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House tied to 1692 Salem witch trials rises from near ruin

by Mark Pratt Associated PressOctober 29, 2017

In this July 12, 2017, photo, a pedestrian walks past the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass. The museum announced earlier in the month that it planned to sell 40 works of art, including two by Normal Rockwell. Rockwell's three sons are among the plaintiffs who filed a complaint Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Berkshire Superior Court, seeking to halt a the museum's plans to sell the artwork.

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Norman Rockwell’s 3 sons seek to halt sale of his artworks

by Mark Pratt Associated PressOctober 22, 2017

People walk near the art installation called "Breathing Flower" by artist Choi Jeog Hwa, of Seoul, South Korea, at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in Boston. The 20-foot-wide inflatable lotus flower is part of an upcoming exhibit called Megacities Asia to be open to the public at the museum from April 3 through July 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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MFA gets major gift of Dutch artwork

by Mark Pratt Associated PressOctober 11, 2017

Matthew Rockloff, left, and Nancy Greer give their acceptance speech after winning the Ig Nobel Economics Prize during ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Thursday.

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Research on big ears, crocodile gambling wins Ig Nobels

by Mark Pratt Associated PressSeptember 14, 2017

This August 2017 photo provided by RR Auction shows a silver necklace, featuring a charm in the shape of her first initial D, thought to have been worn as a teen by Princess Diana, that is among dozens of items with a direct connection to the princess that are being sold at auction by Boston-based RR Auction. Bidding ends Sept. 13. (Sarina Carlo/RR Auction via AP)

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Princess Diana items hit auction block

by Mark Pratt Associated PressSeptember 5, 2017

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s plan to collect supplies and cash to bring to the victims of Hurricane Harvey is drawing criticism on social media from people who say donations should only go to legitimate charities.

Ex-MLB pitcher Schilling collecting Harvey relief donations

by Mark Pratt Associated PressAugust 30, 2017

Boston MayorMarty Walsh

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Boston mayor: Violence won’t be tolerated at weekend rally

by Mark Pratt Associated PressAugust 18, 2017