John Singer Sargent made his name as the preeminent portrait of Edwardian England’s wealthy. The Wertheimer family took a ...

Composer Melissa Dunphy discovered an unsolved murder at her home from 144 years ago. She brings her back to life with “Alice Tierney.” ...

If we asked who the wealthiest person in the world was in the first half of the 19th century, many would likely think of ...

By comparison, here is Barack Obama in 2016, describing to Bloomberg Businessweek his affinity for the private sector: “Just ...

A new exhibition that documents the impact of the Industrial Revolution features several 1800s artists, writers and thinkers ...

Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition is a painterly yet political expression using folklore, fantasy and science fiction ...

“It’s kind of a combination for most of us of collecting, not just history and things that are historically significant, that ...

Camille Davis is writing a book called Visual Prestige: The Role of Portraits in Shaping the Nascent Identity of American Leadership. She is a two-time former fellow of the Winterthur Museum, Garden ...

Laidlaw's will be selling the painting by William James Blacklock ... 1950s Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King wristwatch, a signed portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, and a collection of electric ...

Otherwise, I might’ve ended up doing virtual finger-painting in kindergarten. What’s the fun in that? My favorite memories of kindergarten are going home with finger-paint on my shirt ...

As a writer and activist, she spent her life fighting for Native American rights ... settlers flooded into the western U.S. in the mid 19th century, forced assimilation became a federal priority.

Indian-American artist Noureen Sultana presented her painting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his New York visit, depicting India-US friendship. The artwork, rich in symbolic colors ...