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Updated September 16, 2024

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Peale was the first professional still-life painter in the United States.

Why We Love Looking at Paintings of Food

For centuries, artists have painted fruit and cakes as a flex.
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'Batnadoes' Can Protect California’s Crops

Bats are farmers' new best friends.
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