Calder’s Playful Genius
With paper and paint, wire and wood, the renowned sculptor created a new vocabulary for modern art
A Lavish Legacy
Heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Washington, D.C. estate, the Hillwood Museum and Gardens, is a showcase for her stately collection of decorative arts
Photo Tips and Tricks
Put a ghost in your ghost town photographs…and other easy tips to create cool pictures
Preacher on the Go
Tiny Smith Island has three churches but only one pastor, who gets around by boat and Golf Cart
Grandma Moses Country
In charming paintings of “old timey things”sleigh rides, mills, farms and fieldsthe artist preserved a simpler, bygone world
Minding the “Milkstone”
When works of art are pollen and rice, and even milk, the Hirshhorn Museum gives them extra-special care
His Heart Was in the Highlands
Robert Burns’ fierce pride, penetrating wit and perfect ear for language gave Scotlandand the worldan imperishable legacy of poetry and song
You, Too, Can Be a Rembrandt
The 1950s paint-by-number craze turned everyone into an instant artist. Critics were contemptuous, but even the President’s men were doing it
William Merritt Chase
Praised by critics, admired by colleagues and respected by students, the distinguished 19th-century artist produced paintings and pastels of gentle beauty
An Oasis of Art
Long Island City’s best-kept secret, the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum offers a rare insight into the sculptor’s work
The Twigman Cometh
If Patrick Dougherty shows up in town, he’s there to make art - with a twist - out of sticks
Portraits of Her People
Historian, photographer and Macarthur “genius,” Deborah Willis documents the black experience
Andrew Carroll: Man of Letters
From poetry to war correspondence, this 31-year-old has been spreading words with a missionary’s zeal
What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Hint: It’s Real
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