Apr
19
Many have heard of Dr. James Marion Sims and know him as the “father of gynecology” but what about the “mothers of gynecology”?
Apr
12
American author Beverly Cleary turns 100 this week. Explore her world and legacy through her classic characters like Henry Higgins, Beezus, and Ramona Quimby.
Mar
25
Find out just how human our obsession with the Easter Bunny and rabbits is, in literature and pop culture.
Mar
21
A recent scientific study argues that France’s Chauvet cave paintings are not only the oldest paintings but also perhaps the most mature in their depiction of a volcanic natural disaster.
Mar
18
Through a didactic retelling of history, Ringgold uses her quilts to reframe the past, freeing buried voices while offering new, stronger voices to future generations.
Mar
16
Learn about the rich historical and inspirational archives in artists’ studios and homes, making them worthy of historical preservation.
Mar
08
Through her paintings and prints, Ellen Gallagher boldly challenges her viewers to reexamine that which they think they might already know.
Mar
07
Regardless of the precise reasons, Downton Abbey’s popularity has demonstrated again Great Britain’s success in packaging and exporting its “Englishness” via cultural production.
Feb
15
Artist Betye Saar is known for creating small altars that commemorate and question issues of both time and remembrance, race and gender, and personal and public spaces.
Jan
21
Edgar Heap of Birds’ work blends European and Native North American artistic forms, practices, and mediums in order to offer a counter-narrative to many non-Native myths and stereotypes surrounding the history of indigenous American Indians.
