Our new and improved photo contest swings into gear
An eccentric photographer and a racehorse made history one day in 1878. The world would never look the same
A star of the 1960s art scene returns with a triumphant exhibition of futuristic works
A grateful Pomo Indian's gift to a friend exemplifies the brightest form of Native American artistry
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When Mary Decker crashed to the ground at the Los Angeles Olympics 20 years ago this month, a young photographer was there to catch the anguish
A new exhibition of works by Childe Hassam, a pioneering interpreter of the French style, highlights his "incorrigibly joyous" break with the past
A 1947 portrait by the renowned Irving Penn broke the fashion mold and celebrated an elegance all too rare today
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Comfort for the masses? Or a tacky blight? Seemingly overnight, the one-piece plastic chair has become a world fixture. Can you stand it?
Picking the winner of our first photo contest required a bit of heavy lifting
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Artist Steve Tobin turns organic forms into sculpture
Illusionist Ricky Jay, a keeper of magic's secrets, conjures up a dirty deal in TV's "Deadwood"
In Los Angeles, bulldozers are circling Sara Velas' mural in the round
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How an 1882 portrait of the flamboyant man of letters reached the highest court in the land and changed U.S. law forever
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A new retrospective featuring an unprecedented number of the troubled photographer's images makes the case for her innovative artistry
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Without Emma Lazarus' timeless poem, Lady Liberty would be just another statue
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A new book, At First Sight, draws on all the Smithsonian's vast archives to chart photograph's profound place in history
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A fully restored VulcanBirmingham, Alabama's 100-year-old statue resumes it's rightful place in town
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Noted for her sensitive photojournalism in postwar magazines, Esther Bubley is back in vogue
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The Honolulu hideaway built by "the richest girl in the world" is now a museum showcasing her unique collection of Islamic art
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When Sonny Liston decided not to meet the Beatles 40 years ago, photographer Harry Benson pulled a switcheroo
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