A Vibrant New Heart For the Art in San Francisco
A short walk from the uphill end of the Fisherman’s Wharf trolley line is a former working-class neighborhood that is the city’s new home for the arts
Mondrian and the Eternal Rectangle
In search of the transcendent, the Dutch painter created grids of red, blue and yellow that are very much with us
Masters of the Quick Guffaw
Gag writers and cartoonists are good pen pals as long as they can get a laugh in seven seconds (tick, tick …)
Sofonisba Anguissola: Renaissance Painter Extraordinaire
At the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., a ground-breaking exhibition has retrieved a life of true genius
The Fiery Nadar Took Paris’ Pulse
A self-styled bohemian of the mid-19th century, the young photographer captured the spirit of the time in portraits now on exhibit at the Met
The Wolcott Children’s Ballet: In the Backwoods, Dancing Their Hearts Out
It’s a story grounded in a real labor of love sore muscles, hand-stitched costumes, and dreams of grace and aspirations fulfilled
All Right, Troops Fan Out and Find Every Last Artwork
With the aid of volunteers throughout the country, Save Outdoor Sculpture! is helping us to rediscover our monumental heritage
Around the Mall & Beyond
The Freer’s art is indeed stunning, but the quiet elegance of its new glass cases catches the eye of this visitor
No Two of a Kind In This Show of Cards
A group of talented art quilters reveal their hands in a stacked deck of unique ‘cards’ soon to be exhibited at the Renwick Gallery
“The Hermitage”
Its spectacular holdings in art have long been celebrated; but now, as it reaches out to the world, the museum reveals a closely held secret
In The Pursuit of Perfect Craft: An Artisan’s Lifework
Over decades of inspired workmanship, Hiroshima Kazuo has fashioned baskets that bespeak the everyday life of an isolated rural Japan
A Writer Who Lived the Adventures He Portrayed
Stephen Crane was fascinated by the seamy side of life, but his works elevated fiction to new heights
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