Editorial'Steppe', 1912, French, silk, wool, fur, cotton, The design of this model with its clear reference to Chinese, specifically Manchu, prototypes, is given a context for its deviation from authentic examples. By titling the model ?Steppe,? Poiret alluded ...
EditorialNtozake Shange in 1977 in a production of “Where the Mississippi Meets the Amazon,” a play that she wrote with Jessica Hagedorn and Thulani Nkabinde. (Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times)
EditorialRobert Henri, untitled (Portrait of a Young Woman), ca. 1910-1928, graphite on paper, 10 3/8 in. x 8 1/16 in. (26.35 cm x 20.46 cm), The American painter and highly influential teacher Robert Henri is best known as founder of 'The Eight,' a group of ar...
EditorialMosque Lamp, 14th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Glass, colorless with yellow tinge; blown, applied blown foot, enameled and gilded, H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Glass, One of the conventions of Mamluk mosque lamp decoration was to execute one insc...
EditorialLimestone funerary cippus (tomb marker), Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 24 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (63.2 x 26.7 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, Only one other funerary cippus of this type is known, but the conventions used are simil...
EditorialVice President Al Gore kisses his wife, Tipper, following his acceptance speech during the Democratic National Convention, in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Aug. 17, 2000. (Keith Meyers/The New York Times)
EditorialThe overtaxation of Ireland; a record of the city and county meetings, the declarations of public bodies, chambers of commerce, political conventions, and British statesmen on the financial relations between Great Britain and Ireland.
EditorialFragments of the debates of the Iowa constitutional conventions of 1844 and 1846 : along with press comments and other materials on the constitutions of 1844 and 1846 / Compiled and edited by Benjamin F. Shambaugh .. : Shambaugh, Benjamin F. (Benjamin ...
EditorialVotive stela with figures of Goddesses Taweret and Mut of Isheru, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390?1352 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Limestone, paint, H. 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.); W. 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); D. 4 cm (1...
EditorialPaul C?zanne: Madame C?zanne with Green Hat (Madame C?zanne au chapeau vert), Paul C?zanne, 1891?1892, Oil on canvas, C?zanne painted at least 29 portraits of his wife, Hortense Fiquet. Here she appears in a green upholstered chair with her elbow resti...
EditorialPierre-Auguste Renoir: Portrait of Jeanne Durand-Ruel (Portrait de Mlle. J.), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876, Oil on canvas, During the early decades of his career, Pierre-Auguste Renoir supported himself doing portrait commissions. This little girl is th...
EditorialPaul C?zanne: Madame C?zanne with Green Hat (Madame C?zanne au chapeau vert), Paul C?zanne, 1891?1892, Oil on canvas, C?zanne painted at least 29 portraits of his wife, Hortense Fiquet. Here she appears in a green upholstered chair with her elbow resti...