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by Gregg Chadwick John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925) A Street in Venice 29 5/8 x 20 5/8 in. (75.1 x 52.4 cm) oil on canvas ca. 1880–82 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts “American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915” is currently on view at LACMA and unfortunately closes today. The exhibition includes more than eighty paintings which range in date from the Revolutionary War era to just before World War I. The stories are myriad and the paintings are narrative heavy and engaging.The museum is open till 7 pm and if you haven't seen the exhibition already, rush on down today. Barbara Weinberg curated the exhibition “American Stories" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The website that the Metropolitan Museum put together for the exhibit is rich in detail and I enjoyed the audio elements with Barbara Weinberg and guests. The podc...