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By STEVE PFARRER

Before it became recognized by its modern name in 1935, Iran was known for centuries — at least in the western world — as Persia, a name that reflected the language of the same name and the culture that was part of it.In the 1970s, academics coined...

By STEVE PFARRER

NORTHAMPTON — Fresh from having received gifts from two alumnae that have enabled the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) to drop its admission fees, the museum has won additional funding to expand its programming for visitors.The Art Bridges...

By STEVE PFARRER

Sometimes artists want to work on a big scale: to tell a particular narrative, to juxtapose images in a unique way, or to do something outside of their usual working parameters.But the challenge to that can be finding enough exhibition space to...

   By STEVE PFARRER

It began during a warm, beautiful summer, when many still viewed war as a glorious and noble pursuit, a rite of passage for men marked by dressed battle lines, colorful uniforms, dramatic cavalry charges and quick and decisive campaigns.But when the...