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
In Katrina's aftermath, the trumpeter has rallied support for his native New Orleans
Weegee's wartime snapshot was widely seen as social criticism, but it was, in fact, a farce
A renowned director contemplates the lessons of history
The architect melds surface simplicity and underlying intellectual complexity into works of enduring power
The architect's daring, outside-the-box buildings have revitalized urban spaces
The natural history filmmaker has brought serious science to a global audience
By singing of her own hardships, she has given strength to others
A Kentucky poet draws inspiration from the land that sustains him
The soprano is renowned for her beguiling voice and presence
Using nature as his canvas, the artist creates works of transcendent beauty
Humanitarian, globe-trotting teacher, good sport, ice-dancing fan and heckuva nice guy. Oh, and he plays the cello
Transcending genres, the designer and director creates shamanistic theater
Richard Avedon's photograph of a beauty and the beasts is marred, he believed, by one failing
The author of a new biography of the artist argues that the women he painted were full partners in the creative enterprise
From Alaska to France, kindred spirits find common ground
Artists, emerging and renowned alike, will vie to display their works in the National Portrait Gallery when it reopens next July
Louis Armstrong before he was Satchmo? A youthful Ella? For photographs of musicians great or obscure, just about everyone turns to Frank Driggs
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