J.M.W. Turner’s 1840 painting "Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On)" depicts the callous cruelty of the slave trade. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Romance and Reality,” at the Yale Center for British Art. Its reason for being is the artist’s 250th birthday, and why not?

Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in London on 23 April ... He is known for the works The Fighting Temeraire, The Slave Ship, The Battle Of Trafalgar and The Burning Of The Houses Of Lords ...

More information: 617-267-9300, mfa.org J.M.W. Turner, in "Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying — Typhoon Coming On)," was in no way subtle about the subject matter of the ...

In this March 2, 2015 file photo, Rachel Dolezal, president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP, poses for a photo in her Spokane, Washington home. Dolezal is facing questions about whether she ...

Controversy and scandal continues to plague artist and activist Rachel Dolezal, who has now been accused of plagiarizing a famous J.M.W. Turner painting ... story of the slave ship Zong, where ...

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On)," 1840. (Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) In this last room of “Turner’s ...

Britain’s commander of the churning waves was also a painter of technology and industry. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston shows how he reshaped an art form. By Jason Farago BOSTON — Driving ...