Artist Shirley Woodson: Life captured in bold strokes
There's a lot going on in the vivid paintings of the 85-year-old artist and former schoolteacher, whose work is being celebrated with her first one-woman show at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Arts
The revelatory art of Joseph Yoakum
The self-taught artist didn't start creating, using ballpoint pens, colored pencils and pastels, until he was in his 70s. A show currently at New York's Museum of Modern Art highlights his fanciful landscapes.
A Block Island treasure hunt
Since 2012, visitors have scoured Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island, in search of hidden treasure: hand-blown glass floats. "Sunday Morning" joins some "orbivores" (orb hunters) on the prowl for the delicate prizes.
Projection mapping: Art and technology illuminated
Art and technology come together with a technique known as projection mapping, in which buildings are painted with light. Correspondent Serena Altschul talks with Ryan Uzilevsky, of Light Harvest Studio, about their epic creations projected upon very unique canvases at events like the LUMA Projection Arts Festival in Binghamton, N.Y.
The playful architecture of Frank Gehry
At 92, famed architect Frank Gehry is not resting on his substantial laurels. The designer behind such landmarks as the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, talks with "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker about his creative process, and how aerospace technology has enabled him to turn his playful ideas into reality.
Architectural Digest: A century of style
Since 1920 the magazine has celebrated style as it evokes home, with bold-faced names pulling back the curtain on their lives to showcase the very best design in the business.
Marcel Duchamp and the meaning of art
The French-born artist stirred controversy with his provocative pieces that questioned the very concept of what "art" actually is, and which blur the distinction between utilitarian object and high-priced museum piece.
Memorializing John F. Kennedy in bronze
For its 50th anniversary the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., commissioned a statue of the 35th president, one that would reflect the humanity and familiarity of a leader beloved and mourned by so many.
Artist Judy Chicago on making a name for herself
At 82, the founding mother of feminist art is being celebrated with her first career retrospective, at San Francisco's de Young Museum.
The defiance of Ludwig van Beethoven and his "Ode to Joy"
He was a composer of extraordinary gifts, but he had to overcome a lifetime of maladies – including hearing loss – to compose his masterwork: the Ninth Symphony, with its optimistic final movement.
Art that breaks through prison walls
Inmates at Maine's state prisons, many of whom are facing decades behind bars without a chance of parole, are finding new purpose through creative expression.
Remembering Stephen Sondheim, a musical theater giant
Correspondent Mo Rocca offers an appreciation of the career of the legendary composer and lyricist who forced the American musical to grow up, and who took audiences to places they'd never been before.
Terence Blanchard's opera: "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"
In its 138 years, New York's Metropolitan Opera had never staged an opera by a Black composer – until now. The jazz trumpeter talks about his opera, based on Charles Blow's memoir of growing up in small-town Louisiana in the 1970s and '80s.
Haunting portraits of abandoned houses
Grand old homes that had seen better days are the subject of photographer Bryan Sansivero, who relishes capturing abandoned, derelict houses as eerie time capsules to their owners' past lives.
A mural presents a new image for one Ohio city
Toledo's industrial waterfront is looking more colorful, thanks to the massive mural being painted on 28 grain silos along the Maumee River, turning a 170,000-sq.-ft. concrete canvas into a tribute to Native Americans and sunflowers.
More From Sunday Morning
This week on "Sunday Morning" (Dec. 28)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
A New Mexico monastery where the silence calls
The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Northern New Mexico, is home to 15 Benedictine monks, some livestock, and a guesthouse for people looking for a little quiet in this turbulent world. "Sunday Morning" pays a visit.
Sean Ono Lennon on being caretaker of the legacy of John Lennon & Yoko Ono
The musician-songwriter-producer, who says he feels a responsibility to promote his parents' legacy, talks about the animated short inspired by their anti-war anthem, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," and the new HBO documentary "One to One: John & Yoko."
Pentatonix: Friendships and harmonies
The a cappella quintet has won three Grammys and sold 10 million albums. Kirstin Maldonado, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee talk about bringing their heavenly voices to the sounds of Christmas.
Remembering the treasured films of Rob Reiner
Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz looks back at the work of actor and director Rob Reiner, whose films became part of our shared cinematic language because of their humor, drama, and aching belief in humanity.
The enduring message of "It's a Wonderful Life"
Ted Koppel visits Seneca Falls, the Central New York town that's said to have inspired the 1946 Jimmy Stewart classic "It's a Wonderful Life," a film that celebrates smalltown virtues and happy endings, and which still has a powerful hold on our imagination.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (Dec. 21)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
A guide to "Made in America" holiday gifts, state by state
The Made in America Holiday Gift Guide, promoting products made in the U.S., includes more than 150 companies from all 50 states. For small business owners, being included in this year's gift guide feels close to a Christmas miracle.
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson on the musical alchemy of "Song Sung Blue"
In their new movie, "Song Sung Blue," Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson play Mike and Claire Sardina, the real-life musical impersonators from Milwaukee who sang as the Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning & Thunder.
Fear of flying: Faith Salie on Secretary Duffy and the pajama resistance
When Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy admonished air travelers who didn't "dress up" for their flights, flyers responded – by wearing pajamas. Faith Salie looks at what travelers think of the Secretary's flight of fancy.