Arts & Culture

Art Night on the Mall

Summer evening twilight--perfect for a Hirshhorn gallery talk and a stroll among the sculptures

July 1997

Review of 'Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life'

July 1997

Fire Deportment

July 1997

Aristide Maillol: The Sculptor, The Man and His Muse

The eminent artist's last model, Dina Vierny, has dedicated herself to preserving and perpetuating the legacy of his life's work

May 31, 1997

Daughters of Donegal

When the author took his girls to the land his parents left, they were happy to see how much they had in common with their kin

May 31, 1997

As American as Apple Pizza Pie

Americans eat 350 slices every second, and pizza's popularity is soaring from Sydney to Moscow. For purists, Naples is the only home of the genuine article

May 31, 1997

Review of 'The World of Edward Gorey'

June 1997

Review of 'Silver Rights', 'His Promised Land'

June 1997

Review of 'The Classical Greek Reader', 'Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World'

June 1997

A Heartland Artist Who Broke the Old Regionalist Mold

Two current exhibitions prove that, although Charles Burchfield's watercolors are set in specific places, these works know no boundaries

April 30, 1997

Ziggedy Bop! Tap Dance Is Back on Its Feet

It's been a mainstay of stage and screen; now after years in revival, a truly American art form returns full force, with energy and innovation

April 30, 1997

Just Another Day on the Sidewalks of New York

May 1997

Review of 'My Vegetable Love: A Journal of a Growing Season'

May 1997

To Protect Yourself In a World Full of Peril, You Have To Dress For Safety

May 1997

Review of 'The Demon-Haunted World', 'Einstein, History, and Other Passions', 'The End of Science'

Review of 'The Demon-Haunted World', 'Einstein, History, and Other Passions', 'The End of Science'

May 1997

Review of 'Oddity Odyssey: A Journey Through New England's Colorful Past'

May 1997

John Barrymore: a Profile in Just About Everything

A great actor, a shameless ham; an athlete, a drunk; a ladies' man, one of the boys-- the madcap Jack had as many faces as roles

April 1, 1997

The Faith of the Byzantine World Is Alive at the Met

There was no room for doubt in the Second Golden Age, as embodied in the ivories, enamels, jewels, silks and other treasures

April 1, 1997

The Object at Hand

Even as a bust, the real king of Siam turns out to be a more complex chap than the bald-headed caricature made famous by Yul Brynner and others

April 1997

Around the Mall & Beyond

Doghouses, lace, luggage, wallpaper, backpacking tents. Since 1897, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum has been amazing us

April 1997