Whistler’s paintings were first compared to music in 1863 when the French critic Paul Manz described his haunting portrait, ...

In “The Uncanny Muse,” David Hajdu offers a lively survey of centuries of machines that served as instruments of cultural change.

The first major U.S. exhibition of Germany’s great Romantic painter is a historic showcase. It’s also a blueprint for how to ...

Historical narratives have long misrepresented the stories of the Black people in America. Black representation has often ...