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The Unlikely Pulp Fiction Illustrations of Edward Hopper

When the iconic painter drew cowboys for the pulp-fiction magazine, 'Adventure.'
by Daniel Crown via Literary Hub on March 5, 2018

Boston’s Most Radical TV Show Blew the Minds of a Stoned Generation in 1967

When a Tufts instructor launched the trippy TV show on WGBH, it was unlike anything viewers had ever seen.
by Ryan H. Walsh via Boston Globe on March 1, 2018
Still from Black Panther film.

What Would W. E. B. Du Bois Make of 'Black Panther'?

Considering Du Bois' complex ideas on the role of black artists in the struggle against white supremacy.
by Clint Smith via The Paris Review on March 1, 2018

Bohemian Tragedy

The rise, fall, and afterlife of George Sterling’s California arts colony.
by Joy Lanzendorfer via Poetry Foundation on February 26, 2018
A Japanese woodblock illustration of America, with a group of Americans observing hot air balloons in flight.

Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan

A primary source set and teaching guide created by educators.
by Adena Barnette via Digital Public Library of America on February 22, 2018

The Tiger

The story of the artist behind Exxon's famous logo.
by Nathan Stone via Not Even Past on February 21, 2018

Where the Newly Unveiled Obama Portraits Fit in the History of (Black) Portraiture

An art historian explains how portraits can convey so much more than mere likeness.
by Richard J. Powell, Rachelle Hampton via Slate on February 12, 2018

Diagrams from Dr. Alesha Sivartha’s Book of Life

An enigmatic 1898 work about the progress of man.
via The Public Domain Review on November 21, 2017

What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?

One film fan's struggle to reconcile the things she loves with the things she knows to be true.
by Claire Dederer via The Paris Review on November 20, 2017

Zora Neale Hurston: “A Genius of the South”

John W. W. Zeiser reviews Peter Bagge's graphic biography "Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story."
by John W. W. Zeiser via Los Angeles Review of Books on November 13, 2017
Banthe Bombers protest photograph by Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon and James Baldwin’s Joint Examination of American Identity

Their 1964 collaboration, "Nothing Personal," brought together aspects of American life and culture through photographs and text.
by Hilton Als via The New Yorker on November 6, 2017

The Civil War Sketches of Adolph Metzner (1861–64)

The remarkable collection of sketches, drawings and watercolors left to us by a Civil War veteran.
via The Public Domain Review on November 2, 2017

What If Jimmie Durham, Noted Cherokee Artist, Is Not Actually Cherokee?

He’s been called “the art world’s Rachel Dolezal.”
by Michael Slenske via Vulture on November 1, 2017

The 1960s Photographer Who Documented the Peace Sign as a Political Symbol

Jim Marshall photographed the spread of the peace sign between 1961 and 1968, with his images now published for the first time by Reel Art Press.
by Allison C. Meier via Hyperallergic on October 20, 2017
Arthur Szyk painting of Hitler as the anti-Christ with skulls reflected in his eyes.

Jewish Heroes and Nazi Monsters

The many lives of ferocious cartoonist and illustrator Arthur Szyk at a jewel of a show at the New-York Historical Society.
by J. Hoberman via Tablet on October 16, 2017
Mississippian funerary heads in the collection of Monticello.

“Kicked About”: Native Culture at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

Kristine K. Ronan describes her discovery of two Native American statues at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
by Kristine K. Ronan via Panorama on October 14, 2017

How Alexander Calder Became America's Most Beloved Sculptor

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, 'Calder: The Conquest of Time,' Jed Perl reveals a hidden side of the artist.
by Jed Perl via Smithsonian on October 1, 2017

Playing Indian

How a fight over Native American symbolism in Oregon brought to light the conflict at America's core.
by Alex Ronan via The Outline on September 26, 2017

The Early Master Plans for National Parks Are Almost as Beautiful as the Parks Themselves

In the 1930s, park planning was pretty.
by Anika Burgess via Atlas Obscura on September 7, 2017
Illustration of Elvis Presley and Big Mama Thornton

The Question of Cultural Appropriation

It’s more helpful to think about exploitation and disrespect than to define cultural “ownership.”
by Briahna Joy Gray via Current Affairs on September 6, 2017

The Vanishing Pugilist and the Poet

The marriage of twentieth-century avant-gardists Arthur Cravan and Mina Loy was blissfully happy—until his mysterious disappearance.
by Emma Garman via Lapham’s Quarterly on August 30, 2017

The 19th-Century African-American Actor Who Conquered Europe

And why you might never have heard of Ira Aldridge.
by Natasha Frost via Atlas Obscura on August 7, 2017
Charlie Chaplin and other actors in a silent film.

Curing (Silent) Movies of Deafness?

In many ways, silent film was an art form entirely different from the "talkies" we enjoy today.
by Russell L. Johnson via OUPblog on July 31, 2017

Headbadge Hunter: Rescuing the Beautiful Branding of Long Lost Bicycles

Jeffrey Conner has collected over 1,000 headbadges from old bicycles.
by Hunter Oatman-Stanford via Collectors Weekly on June 28, 2017

The Invasion of Musical Robots, 1929

The rise of recorded music left many musicians fearful of a takeover by "canned music."
by John F. Ptak via JF Ptak Science Books on June 1, 2017

Woodcuts and Witches

On the witch craze of early modern Europe, and how the concurrent rise of the mass-produced woodcut helped forge the archetype of the broom-riding crone.
by Jon Crabb via The Public Domain Review on May 4, 2017

The Rise of the Image: Every NY Times Front Page Since 1852 in Under a Minute

Every single New York Times front page since 1852 in under a minute. Hint: Pay attention to the images!
by Christopher Jobson via Colossal on February 22, 2017

The Accidental Patriots

Many Americans could have gone either way during the Revolution.
by Caitlin Fitz via The Atlantic on December 1, 2016
A colorfully linoleum floor

Linoleum’s Luxurious History and Creative Renaissance

Linoleum has a rich history in art and industry that you should remember next time you walk across a particularly beautiful patterned floor.
by Hattie Jean Hayes via Zócalo Public Square on August 12, 2016
CIA Director George Bush and President Gerald R. Ford during a Meeting in the Cabinet Room

The Art of Administration: On Greg Barnhisel’s “Cold War Modernists”

Cold War modernists of the title do not seem to be the painters, sculptors, poets, and novelists who produced the original works.
by Donal Harris via Los Angeles Review of Books on February 2, 2016
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