Some 80 years after his death, Harry Houdini is back in the public spotlight. This photo essay sheds light on the escape artist’s life
One wondered how an artist brings paint to life. The other showed him
Prolific sculptor Dale Chihuly plants his vitreous visions in a Florida garden
Contemporary artist Maggie Michael shakes up abstract painting by giving control a chance
In this interview, Steve Twomey, author of “Barbaro’s Legacy,” discusses how interest in the horse extends outside the racetrack
In this interview, Guy Gugliotta, author of “Digitizing the Hanging Court,” talks about the Old Bailey’s influence on Dickens, Defoe and other writers
A newly published scrapbook of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s early photographs is changing some notions about how he worked
An ice-diving course in Svalbard, Norway in only the tip of the Smithsonian science iceberg
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