Andre Levy coin painting of Divine on a coin depicting the Spanish dictator Franco (all photos courtesy the artist) Andre Levy coin painting of René Magritte’s “The Son of Man” on a Chinese coin “I’m ...

West Chester native and metal artist Phebe Hemphill works in the tricky business of designing and carving artwork for United States coins.

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In the rundown basement of Seattle’s former Immigration and Customs Enforcement building is the studio of Heidi Wastweet, a 42-year-old sculptor who believes coins are exchangeable art. Foot-long ...

Pablo Picasso said, "Painting is just another way of keeping a diary." Art isn't just a means of evoking emotion in its audience; it captures the soul of society and offers a snapshot into the culture ...

In ancient Rome, coins were not just payment, but a form of communication and art. The coins can tell wide-ranging stories about politics, resistance, religion, feminism and female sexuality in their ...

If you see loose coins—five, 10, or 25 centavo coins—while walking on the street, would you pick them up or just ignore them? Most of us, who are in a rush to beat the clock-in time at work, would ...

A solo exhibition of paintings by Glen Rubsamenat Christopher Grimes Gallery, with its focus on iconic, exotic images of Los Angeles, made me think about how I fell in love with this city many years ...

A gold coin worth $2.50 when it was minted in 1808 sold for $2.35 million this month at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Sotheby’s auction of the D. Brent Pogue Collection of early United States coins ...