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  "id": 14953431,
  "title": "A Monumental 18th-Century Portrait of a Young Polynesian Man—a 'Supreme Work of Art'—Visits the U.S. for the First Time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/a-monumental-18th-century-portrait-of-a-young-polynesian-man-a",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-monumental-18th-century-portrait-of-a-young-polynesian-man-a-supreme-work-of-art-visits-the-us-for-the-first-time-180989699/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The massive \"Portrait of Mai\" depicts the first Pacific Islander to visit Britain, a young man who became a quasi-celebrity in the 1770s after joining the expedition of explorer James Cook",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}