The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will display this circa-1790 portrait of George Washington by American artist Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822), who portrays the general as the victor of the ...

President Donald Trump's redecorated White House Cabinet Room includes a painting of James K. Polk, who led the U.S. during ...

There was a picture of John Quincy Adams that had a particularly fabulous frame. “Look at those frames,” Mr. Trump said. “You know, I’m a frame person. Sometimes I like frames more than I like the ...

Trump wrapped up a 90-plus-minute session by explaining how he personally worked to redecorate the Cabinet Room, seeming to ...

Trump has also been on a mission to give the White House a facelift, from blinging out the Oval Office in gold accents to ...

Donald Trump has a unique way of showing his admiration for past presidents based on how well their portraits blend into his ...

Artist James S. Baillie, active c. 1838 - 1855 Copy after Charles Fenderich, 1805 - 1887 Sitter James Knox Polk, 2 Nov 1795 - 15 Jun 1849 Credit Line National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution ...

“From sea to shining sea” may very well have served as the professional motto of James K. Polk, our 11th president. Although he served only one term, he was one of our country’s most ...

James Polk. Democrat. In his early days, palled around with Francis Scott Key, “The Star-Spangled Banner” author. Wherever they are now they’re toasting Taylor Swift.

On Writers and Writing: Essays by Henry James, edited by Michael Gorra (New York Review Books, 408 pp., $24.95) The criticism of Henry James (1843–1916) is replete with imperiousness. We can hear this ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — On Friday, Castlemont High School held a graduation ceremony in Oakland without one of its most inspiring teachers. Marvin Boomer, a math teacher who led the school&#… ...

The Art Institute of Chicago announced that director James Rondeau will remain in his role and return to work in June following a bizarre incident on a flight in April.