Riis as a writer, photographer, lecturer, advocate, and ally for reform to address the poverty many ignored....
Art
One lived on in the presence of the gods, doing as one had done on earth, with...
There is little evidence remaining from the pre-Roman worship, as they left little footprints of their spiritual...
These burial places formed the centers of small-scale chiefdoms and shared a set of sculptural motifs and...
Deep in the Colorado Plateau, there are paintings from an ancient people. Of the thousands of Native...
The Pratiharas were known chiefly for their patronage of art, sculpture, and temple-building. By Dr. Avantika LalHistorian,...
440 years old and filled with footprints, these aren’t your everyday maps. At the Blanton Museum of...
An assignment for Life magazine about poverty in Brazil introduces photographer Gordon Parks to Flávio da Silva...
A small and ornate book opens up to reveal one of the great masterpieces of Renaissance manuscript...
Despite the restrictions women faced, her art collections demonstrate important renaissance themes. Introduction In European history classes,...
When the Beetle was first introduced, Americans had never seen anything like it. Among art car enthusiasts,...
The field of neuroaesthetics uses neuroscience to understand how art affects our brains, both when we’re making...
This genre became one of the most important artistic contributions of Renaissance Venice. Farewell, peoples and cities....
There was a split between the pure ideal and base reality, between sacred and profane love. In...
In the 19th and early-20th centuries, Japan, among the major countries of Asia, escaped colonial or neo-colonial...
The Sino-Japanese War provided something very new—a modern and highly mechanized war against a foreign foe. Prints...
Buddhism in Japan has been practiced since its official introduction by monks in 552 CE. By Mark...
Shōsōin repository held nine thousand artifacts from China, Southeast Asia, Iran, and the Middle East—connecting ancient Japan...
The mysterious Plain of Jars in Laos is giving archaeologists clues to an ancient civilization. Introduction In...
When artists painted more than one revolution. The Mexican Revolution of 1910, which ended the 35-year presidency...
For nearly 2,000 uninterrupted years, the region’s ancient inhabitants drew thousands of large-scale zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures...
In Asia, because of its huge land mass and multiple diverse cultures, there are several overlapping timelines....
Napoleon didn’t like sitting for portraits, and yet artists and mass market prints helped cement his legendary...
One of the most important moments in the story of Prince Siddhartha is when he reached spiritual...
The variety of native traditions, available materials, and architectural expertise has given the continent new and culturally...
Take a tour through Melbourne with a Greek lens and discover the rich Hellenic influences that shape...
Behind every manuscript map lies an individual’s hand. Originally published by the Harvard Map Collection, republished with...
The art of Florida’s Highwaymen finds a new audience. It was an era when most African Americans...
A GPS for sixteenth-century travelers. By Mary Alexandra Agner Like many other familiar objects, the road map...
Examining how topographical views were often the result of artists touring in Britain and beyond. The lawyer Sir...