Statues of limitations
byExperts say that we must put controversial monuments in the context of their times. But it’s one thing to study the past, another to celebrate it.
Experts say that we must put controversial monuments in the context of their times. But it’s one thing to study the past, another to celebrate it.
The story of Elizabeth Keckley – dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln and later an author and civil rights activist – is one of the most astonishing in the history of American fashion. Her success involved the dismantling of racial and gender barriers, leading her to fame and fortune during the nation’s most turbulent period.
Take a page from Honest Abe in committing to your goals.
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It’s been said that the artist never dies. And the same for the art produced. The late Gordon Parks, whose collection has found a…
What makes someone or something dazzling? Is it virtuosity, or a kind of sleight-of-hand, an act of manipulation? Maybe it’s a little of both.
From Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics to Felix Baumgartner’s historic skydive and James Bond’s golden “Skyfall,” there was plenty of shock…