Maine’s history is a rich blend of Indigenous heritage, colonial conflict, maritime industry, and cultural resilience. Once ...

Robert M. Poole is a contributing editor at Smithsonian. He has visited all of the places that inspired Winslow Homer's art.

The frugal Winslow Homer was at ... assistant paper conservator at the Art Institute, discovered lines of black pigment—from carbon paper—barely visible in Homer's Man with Plow Horse, an ...

The enduring strength of the American art market was on display and at Christie’s today as two sales, American Sublime: Property from an Important Private Collection and 19th Century American and ...

Horizons: Trump and MAGA are using civil rights laws to reinforce white supremacy. Lawyers, Guns and Money: The Supreme Court's decisions to protect Trump continue to cause problems. Other Words: The ...