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
Where Plato Is Your Professor
Graduating from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland—or Santa Fe, New Mexico—guarantees a place in the Republic
Please Eat the Art
Bananas, mushrooms, yams take on all sorts of delightful forms in the hands of food sculptor Saxton Freymann
Inside Bollywood!
Bombay’s movie industry is India’s dream machine. Each year it churns out hundreds of wild and gaudy spectacles
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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
Zora Neale Hurston: Out of Obscurity
Both praised and scorned in her day, this flamboyant writer of the Harlem Renaissance is attracting new generations of literary fans
Portraits of Her People
Historian, photographer and Macarthur “genius,” Deborah Willis documents the black experience
The Twigman Cometh
If Patrick Dougherty shows up in town, he’s there to make art - with a twist - out of sticks
What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Hint: It’s Real
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Andrew Carroll: Man of Letters
From poetry to war correspondence, this 31-year-old has been spreading words with a missionary’s zeal
Libba Cotten’s Guitar
Left-handed, she taught herself to play, wrote the folk classic “Freight Train” and sang into her 90s
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Book Reviews: Faster
Faster by James Gleick
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Art Nouveau
The exuberant fin de siècle style is celebrated in a sweeping exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington
The Judge Who Ruled Baseball
For nearly 25 years, Kenesaw Mountain Landis imposed his iron will on every facet of the game
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A Storied Gallery
With its colorful history and a touch of whimsy, the Renwick is a singular experience
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