Panorama Mama
In Los Angeles, bulldozers are circling Sara Velas’ mural in the round
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Supremely Wilde
How an 1882 portrait of the flamboyant man of letters reached the highest court in the land and changed U.S. law forever
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A Fresh Look at Diane Arbus
A new retrospective featuring an unprecedented number of the troubled photographer’s images makes the case for her innovative artistry
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Colossal Ode
Without Emma Lazarus’ timeless poem, Lady Liberty would be just another statue
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Photos for All Time
A new book, At First Sight, draws on all the Smithsonian’s vast archives to chart photograph’s profound place in history
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Return of a Giant
A fully restored VulcanBirmingham, Alabama’s 100-year-old statue resumes it’s rightful place in town
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Private Eye
Noted for her sensitive photojournalism in postwar magazines, Esther Bubley is back in vogue
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Doris Duke’s Islamic Art Retreat
The Honolulu hideaway built by “the richest girl in the world” is now a museum showcasing her unique collection of Islamic art
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Winner by a Decision
When Sonny Liston decided not to meet the Beatles 40 years ago, photographer Harry Benson pulled a switcheroo
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The Mad Potter of Biloxi
George E. Ohr’s wild, wonderful pots gathered dust in a garage for half a century. Now architect Frank Gehry is designing a museum dedicated to the artist
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Baghdad Beyond the Headlines
From gleeful schoolkids to a literary scholar who loves Humphrey Bogart, a photographer captures a reawakening but still wary city
Romare Bearden: Man of Many Parts
A new exhibition showcases Bearden’s innovative collages and stakes a claim for him in the pantheon of 20th-century American artists
Profile in Courage
Fifteen years later, a photograph of an anonymous protester facing down a row of tanks in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square still inspires astonishment
Shooting Stars
Photographer Jack Pashkovsky disarmed Hollywood’s royalty with his ardor and persistence
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Big!
Pop artist James Rosenquist returns to the limelight with a dazzling retrospective of his larger-than-life works
Too Hot to Handle
Taken at the start of his multifaceted career, Gordon Parks’ photograph of a Washington, D.C. worker was so inflammatory it was buried for decades
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The Elusive Marc Chagall
With his wild and whimsical imagery, the Russian-born artist bucked the trends of 20th-century art
Magic Moments
A new book and a Paris arts center pay homage to photography’s elusive 95-year-old grand master
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Dream Weavers
In the Mexican village of Teotitlán, gifted artisans create a future from bright hand-loomed rugs
Paper Chase
Looking up his high school Permanent Record Card leaves our author curiously grateful for his failings
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