Peterson, who has recorded more than 400 albums, "never had a breakout hit," says Downbeat critic John McDonough. Still, many fans consider "Tenderly" his signature song.

Return of a Virtuoso

Following a debilitating stroke, the incomparable jazz pianist Oscar Peterson had to start over

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James Boswell’s Scotland

The author of the Life of Samuel Johnson spent much of his own life trying to escape the country of his birth

Channel Islands Foxes; Eddie Grant…

Readers respond to the October issue

Alan Grant photographed Jayne Mansfield in 1957 in her Hollywood swimming pool, among hot-water bottles in her image, which now fetch hundreds of dollars each on Internet auction sites. "I could have been a multimillionare [if I'd saved some]," jokes Grant.

Slices of Life

From Hollywood to Buchenwald, and Manhattan to the Kalahari, the magazine pioneered photojournalism as we know it. A new book shows how

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Peter Pan Turns 100

But the boy who never grew up shows no signs of getting old

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Subway Spy

Walker Evans’ underground-breaking photographs resurface for the centennial of New York City’s rapid transit system

For the 2005 Festival of China, artist Cai Guo-Qiang created a fireworks display over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

Art That Goes Boom

The works of Cai Guo-Qiang, director of visual effects for the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympic Games, truly sizzle

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

Cleaning Picasso

The artist’s groundbreaking Les Demoiselles d’Avignon gets a face lift from experts at New York’s Museum of Modern Art

Powell, Wyoming

For Sale By Owners

Threatened by megastores and a shuttered local chain, a Wyoming town revives Main Street by giving power to the people

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Lee Bontecou’s Brave New World

A star of the 1960s art scene returns with a triumphant exhibition of futuristic works

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Man of Action

An eccentric photographer and a racehorse made history one day in 1878. The world would never look the same

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Point, Shoot, Submit

Our new and improved photo contest swings into gear

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Impressionism’s American Childe

A new exhibition of works by Childe Hassam, a pioneering interpreter of the French style, highlights his “incorrigibly joyous” break with the past

Left-right: Zola Budd, Mary Decker, Maricica Puică, 3000 m, 1984 Olympics

Fallen Star

When Mary Decker crashed to the ground at the Los Angeles Olympics 20 years ago this month, a young photographer was there to catch the anguish

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Token of Appreciation

A grateful Pomo Indian’s gift to a friend exemplifies the brightest form of Native American artistry

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Walden’s Ripple Effect

One hundred fifty years after its publication, Henry David Thoreau’s meditation remains the ultimate self-help book

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What is This Thing Called Love?

A new movie explores composer Cole Porter’s consummate musical gifts and his remarkable, unorthodox marriage

Adirondack chair

Everybody Take A Seat

Comfort for the masses? Or a tacky blight? Seemingly overnight, the one-piece plastic chair has become a world fixture. Can you stand it?

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Dazzle by the Dozen

A 1947 portrait by the renowned Irving Penn broke the fashion mold and celebrated an elegance all too rare today

Pete Seeger, 1986.

“All Music Is Folk Music”

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings may soon be coming to a computer near you

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