Virginia Oldoini helped conceptualize and starred in more than four hundred portraits so experimental and expressive that they have drawn comparisons to works by Claude Cahun and Cindy Sherman.
Museums as public educational institutions emerged in 19th-century Europe, evolving from the treasuries of ancient Greek temples and the statue-filled gardens of Roman emperors into spaces designed to ...
From classroom to public debate, the Marxist historian leaves behind a legacy of fearless inquiry and commitment to justice ...
J.D. Dickey’s “Boston, 1776’ is a tour book to another time, with travel tips on where to go and what to see, where to quaff, ...
Hamnet has brought Tudor architecture and interiors to the fore. And there are plenty of houses around the UK still showcasing 16th-Century living.
The famous images of T.E. Lawrence in Arab robes in the second decade of the 20th century reveal a radical act of solidarity ...
The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.” ...
Clare Barron’s “You Got Older” is a rare play about a good dad. Wallace Shawn’s “What We Did Before Our Moth Days” is defiantly tender about a sleazy one.
Plus Francis Spufford’s “Nonesuch.” ...
Elisabeth Aloys hotel founder and daughter Mirjam Aloys with 'Sissy', the rooftop sculpture for The Art of Legacy exhibition, ...
World Atlas highlights 13 offbeat, low-key Florida towns, from Apalachicola to Yankeetown, offering unique experiences beyond typical tourist spots.
In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.