Arts & Culture


The Picture of Freedom

A Boston Athenaeum exhibit explores an abolitionist with Harvard ties.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Native Modern

Philip Deloria studies American Indians and the contradictions that made America.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Glorious “Genji”

A magnificent set of images, published—and exhibited

Artistic Capital

In Liz Glynn’s massive installations, big questions about the meaning of value

by Samantha Culp

Sculpting Hallowed Ground

Re-landscaping Massachusetts Hall, making the entrance to Harvard Yard more welcoming

by Primus VI

Chapter and Verse

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

“Here and Then Gone”

Bess Wohl writes plays from an actor’s perspective.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

Uses—and Abuses—of Austerity

Economists revisit an unsettled economic policy.

by Idrees Kahloon

Once Again, with Feeling

A cellist and conservatory teacher who has never stopped learning

by Nell Porter Brown

A Millennial Mystery

…and a possible clue in the stacks

by Diane E. Booton