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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Taking Author Photos

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Taking Author Photos

Okay, Mostly Just the Agony

By Tom Rachman | March 19, 2018

Is It Worth 1,000 Words? Mark Sarvas on Writing Art in Fiction

Is It Worth 1,000 Words? Mark Sarvas on Writing Art in Fiction

A Brief Survey of Paintings in Literature

By Mark Sarvas | March 14, 2018

Photographing a New Era of American Leisure During the Vietnam War

Photographing a New Era of American Leisure During the Vietnam War

Exploring the Disconnect Between a Country at War and Its Citizens

By Joel Meyerowitz | March 13, 2018

How Leo and Gertrude Stein Revolutionized the Art World

How Leo and Gertrude Stein Revolutionized the Art World

Miles J. Unger on the Early Patrons of Picasso and Matisse

By Miles J. Unger | March 12, 2018

Behind the Most Famous Photograph Ever Taken

Behind the Most Famous Photograph Ever Taken

How We See the Earth Changes How We See Ourselves

By Christopher Potter | February 26, 2018

Onfim Wuz Here: On the Unlikely Art of a Medieval Russian Boy

Onfim Wuz Here: On the Unlikely Art of a Medieval Russian Boy

Of All the Anonymous Artists of Antiquity, It Was a Seven-Year-Old Who Signed His Name

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Chance Encounters and Intimate Exchanges With Literary Icons

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The Most Important Skill I Learned at Art School: How to Bullshit

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