Articles

When Light Meets Water: Monet on the Mediterranean

June 30, 1997

Pipe Dreams

The royal instrument is the most complex and powerful yet devised by the human mind

June 30, 1997

Bix: the Story of a Young Man and His Horn

June 30, 1997

Art Night on the Mall

Summer evening twilight--perfect for a Hirshhorn gallery talk and a stroll among the sculptures

July 1997

Review of 'Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life'

July 1997

Fire Deportment

July 1997

Women and Flight

July 1997

A Treasury of Archives

Though seldom seen by the public, the Smithsonian's vast repositories are vital to the institution

July 1997

Mysterious Pearls

Did they once belong to Vietnam's royal family? Perhaps. But for Ben Zucker, a "sleuth" of the gems trade, seeking the answer matters more than finding it

June 30, 1997

Black Wolf: Ernest Thompson Seton

In his lifetime no one did more than Ernest Thompson Seton to promote the idea that nature is a very good thing

June 30, 1997

Wastewater Problem? Just Plant a Marsh

For some of the toughest environmental cleanups, plants can do it better and cheaper than we can

July 1997

The Old North Trail

This ancient, sacred highway may have carried travelers from Canada to Mexico

June 30, 1997

Aristide Maillol: The Sculptor, The Man and His Muse

The eminent artist's last model, Dina Vierny, has dedicated herself to preserving and perpetuating the legacy of his life's work

May 31, 1997

Daughters of Donegal

When the author took his girls to the land his parents left, they were happy to see how much they had in common with their kin

May 31, 1997

As American as Apple Pizza Pie

Americans eat 350 slices every second, and pizza's popularity is soaring from Sydney to Moscow. For purists, Naples is the only home of the genuine article

May 31, 1997

Review of 'The World of Edward Gorey'

June 1997

Review of 'Silver Rights', 'His Promised Land'

June 1997

Review of 'The Classical Greek Reader', 'Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World'

June 1997

Near and Far, We're Waving the Banner for Flags

Across time and distance, these colorful emblems fluttering in the breeze are symbols steeped in our history and our cultures

May 31, 1997

The Maginot Line

It is known as a great military blunder, but in fact this stout network of ingenious bunkers did what it was designed to do

May 31, 1997