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Film strips from "The Horse on Motion."

How the first moving picture originated from a Stanford controversy

Alexandra Blum
  •  
April 3, 2023
Arts & Life
An image of ‘The Relief of Lucknow’ by Thomas Jones Baker, depicting one of the many sieges of 1857 that inspired ‘The Siege of Krishnapur.’ (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).

When a white author writes about colonialism: J. G. Farrell’s ‘The Siege of Krishnapur’

Smiti Mittal
  •  
July 6, 2020
Arts & Life
William McGregor Paxton’s “The Crystal” depicts the artist’s wife cradling a luminous crystal ball. The absence of the subject’s reflection in the mirror could indicate the portrait is not meant to be a faithful rendering of the subject or the scene, but rather a means for capturing a mood or advertising wealth. (Photo: VANI MOHINDRA/The Stanford Daily)

Gilded Age art at Cantor provokes viewers to rethink stereotypes about the era

Vani Mohindra
  •  
Sept. 3, 2019
Courtesy of Cupcake Theater

Cupcake Theater’s ‘Spring Awakening’ finds its footing in a strong vocal cast

Olivia Popp
  •  
July 18, 2018
The Stanford Daily

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