Scholars say this 19th-century artifact could have belonged to the celebrated American painter
The Beowolf monster is a thousand years old, but his bad old tricks continue to resonate in the modern world
Saudi Arabia's baby boomers, born after the 1973 oil embargo, are redefining the kingdom's relationship with the modern world
If you can't say it in English, just borrow le mot juste
Our fur-flung correspondents in dogged pursuit
The untold story of those who survived the great American Dust Bowl
Though the Norwegian artist is known for a single image, he was one of the most prolific, innovative and influential figures in modern art
A news photographer in India captures a devotional moment that goes back a thousand years
On assignment with Europe's most peripatetic canine
On the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, the author scours Salzburg and Vienna for traces of the master's mischievous spirit
Change and constance on sceptered isles
Only one thing stood between the author and the hojaldras of her desire
The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World, by Nicholas A. Basbanes
The man who changed the landscape of art
To photographer Slim Aarons, the biggest stars were auld acquaintances
Smithsonian gets a new publisher
In a web-based monarchy, there are no bans on fox-hunting
The inventive goldwork and royal regalia of Ghana's Akan people on display in a new exhibition are drawn, strikingly, from daily life
A well-planned single image yells the story of 20th-century transportation
Over the past half-century the small town of Columbus, Indiana, has turned itself into a showplace of modern architecture
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