Sculpture
Flights of Fancy
Leslie Payne's flying machines soared, if only in his imagination
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Fields of Dreams
To help revive his North Dakota hometown, a former high-school principal created giant sculptures to grace a stretch of prairie highway
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The Nature of Glass
Prolific sculptor Dale Chihuly plants his vitreous visions in a Florida garden
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The Mystery of Easter Island
New findings rekindle old debates about when the first people arrived and why their civilization collapsed
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Faces of War
Amid the horrors of World War I, a corps of artists brought hope to soldiers disfigured in the trenches
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35 Who Made a Difference: Andy Goldsworthy
Using nature as his canvas, the artist creates works of transcendent beauty
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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Back to Nature
Artist Steve Tobin turns organic forms into sculpture
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Base Deception
In 1821, the French carved a classical Greek sculpture. In the Venus de Milo, they thought they finally had one. Never mind that it wasn't really classical
Mischief Maker
A new exhibit showcases the neglected, playful sculptures of artist Joan Miró
Vinnie Ream
The "Prairie Cinderella" who sculpted Lincoln and Farragut and set tongues wagging
Sculpture Blossoms in a New Garden on the Mall
The National Gallery of Art has given the people a park for all seasons and all ages
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Aristide Maillol: The Sculptor, The Man and His Muse
The eminent artist's last model, Dina Vierny, has dedicated herself to preserving and perpetuating the legacy of his life's work
The Object at Hand
Even as a bust, the real king of Siam turns out to be a more complex chap than the bald-headed caricature made famous by Yul Brynner and others
The Object at Hand
Edmonia Lewis' masterwork, a portrayal of Cleopatra at the moment of death, included stints in a Chicago saloon and as a grave marker for a racehorse
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The Dying Tecumseh and the Birth of a Legend
A sculpture in the Smithsonian collection reveals much about how the Indians of the West were viewed in the early ages of the United States
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