Pages from Prince's life

Begun just months before his death in 2016, a memoir by the legendary singer-songwriter Prince is now being published as "The Beautiful Ones." Jamie Yuccas reports on how the manuscript by Prince Rogers Nelson came to light, and talks with editor Dan Piepenbring, who helped Prince tell his story, including how the people in Prince's life made him the artist he was. Yuccas also talks with representatives of Prince's estate about the vault of previously-unreleased music that is now being made public.

• Oct 27, 2019
• 07:15

The art of gargoyles

Grimacing, gaping, grinning, mischievous creatures perched close to Heaven, they invite us, dare us, to raise our gaze. Faith Salie gets an up-close look at the gargoyles and grotesques that decorate the upper reaches of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., from the menacing (Medusa, Darth Vader) to the cheeky (a crooked politician – perfect for the nation's capital!). Salie also talks with the cathedral's head mason, Joe Alonso; with stone carver Walter S. Arnold and sculptor Jay Hall Carpenter; and with gargoyle expert Janetta Rebold Benton about the history of these church denizens

• Oct 27, 2019
• 04:47

Genuine Fakes

Say you're in the market for a Gauguin or a van Gogh and don't want to spend $50 million to buy one. You might not have to. As Morley Safer reports, a growing cadre of professional artists are making their fortune selling replicas of the world's most famous works of art.

• Sep 16, 1990
• 13:56

Tin Man

Thornton Dial, who died this week, was one of several important folk artists exploited by the art world, according to a 1995 story on 60 Minutes.

• May 28, 1995
• 13:49

Kinkade

He's sold more canvases than any other artist in history, mass producing them for hundreds of galleries nationwide. As Morley Safer reports, Thomas Kinkade, known for his colorful cottage and garden scenes, isn't just a painter -- he's also a marketing genius.

• Nov 25, 2001
• 13:28

Morley Safer's infamous 1993 art story

Morley questions Jeff Koons, Jeffrey Deitch, and Hilton Kramer about contemporary art and whether it means anything at all.

• Mar 28, 2012
• 12:01

Billion-dollar art battle steeped in WWII history

Morley Safer reports on the discovery of the largest cache of missing art since WWII, including some pieces looted by the Nazis -- and the battle over its ownership.

• Apr 6, 2014
• 13:40

Morley Safer reports on the discovery of the largest cache of missing art since WWII

Morley Safer reports on the discovery of the largest cache of missing art since WWII -- including some pieces looted by the Nazis -- and the battle over its ownership.

• Jul 13, 2014
• 13:49

$80 Million Con

Anderson Cooper reports on the biggest, most lucrative art fraud scam in U.S. history, where a prestigious old New York art gallery sold fake works for 15 years.

• May 22, 2016
• 12:51

Peter Marino

If you follow the worlds of art, architecture and high fashion, you probably know Peter Marino, a favorite among luxury brands and the uber-rich. Steve Kroft reports.

• Aug 6, 2017
• 13:07

Art on 60 Minutes: JR

In 2018, Anderson Cooper spoke with the man behind giant works of art displayed around the world, sometimes illegally.

• May 12, 2019
• 13:16

Art on 60 Minutes: Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei's provocative art has gotten him driven out of China. But in order to be relevant, he told 60 Minutes in 2017, art must be political political.

• May 12, 2019
• 12:46

How Anderson Cooper met Mark Bradford

"I was coming down the street, and I see this 6'8" guy dressed as a house painter," says Cooper. Turns out, it was artist Mark Bradford, a former hair stylist whose artworks can sell for millions.

• May 12, 2019
• 04:27

"60 Minutes" archives: Looking for the lost Leonardo

500 years after Leonardo da Vinci's death, a look back at the search for the artist's lost painting, "The Battle of Anghiari."

• May 26, 2019
• 13:00

Mark Bradford: The "60 Minutes" interview

Anderson Cooper profiles the artist who tackles complex social and political issues through abstract works.

• Sep 15, 2019
• 13:55

Dutch museum features 200-year-old condom emblazoned with erotic art

The Netherlands' Rijksmuseum says a condom believed to be made around 1830 from a sheep's appendix, "depicts both the playful and the serious side of sexual health."

• Jun 4

Boston artist John Wilson's work now the subject of MFA exhibit

A late artist that got his start in Roxbury now has his work gracing the walls of the Museum of Fine Arts in a new exhibition.

• Jun 2

Here Comes the Sun: Mark & Jay Duplass and more

Brothers Mark and Jay Duplass sit down with Luke Burbank to discuss their success in Hollywood. Then, Conor Knighton travels to St. Petersburg, Florida, to visit The Dalí Museum, showcasing more than 2,400 works by artist Salvador Dalí. "Here Comes the Sun" is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on "CBS Sunday Morning."

• Apr 27
• 22:01

Unknown photographer's film rolls prompt search

Professional photographer Bill Delzell is on a mission to find the unknown photographer who seemed to capture every element of San Francisco in the 1960s. John Blackstone has the story.

• May 26
• 02:53

Summer 2025 preview: On display at museums

"Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley previews some of the most intriguing new art exhibits around the country this summer.

• May 25

"Never Too Late": Anthony Mason pursues painting passion

Painter Sharon Sprung teaches CBS News senior culture correspondent Anthony Mason how to paint as he pursues a longtime passion at the Art Students League of New York.

• May 21

Minnesota artist gets exhibit in Eden Prairie at age 93

At age 86, Bertha Lunzer rediscovered her love of art after stepping away from it years ago.

• May 19

Secret passageways and hidden doors that will amaze you

Steven Humble, founder and president of Creative Home Engineering​, helps make the unbelievable believable with his hidden door creations.

• May 18

Bay Area mother turns pain into art on Mental Health Action Day

We don't always get to choose the name we carry, but sometimes, if you're lucky, you grow into it. On a quiet morning in May, as she labored over her latest masterpiece, Theresa Fortune was finally living up to hers.

• May 16

Here Comes the Sun: Larry Gagosian and more

Art dealer Larry Gagosian sits down with Anthony Mason to discuss his 18 galleries around the globe and the competitiveness of New York's art world. Then, Seth Doane learns about the Mille Miglia, a 1,000-mile car race from Brescia to Rome, Italy. "Here Comes the Sun" is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on "CBS Sunday Morning."

• Apr 6
• 21:21

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