Visual Arts
“Edifying and Beautiful”
Botanical illustrations on display at Harvard’s rare book library
by Jack R. Trapanick
War's Other Consequences
Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores the American military’s effect on its homeland.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Reflections of Pandemic Intimacy
Harvard's Carpenter Center highlights works by Katherine Bradford and Diedrick Bracken
by Nell Porter Brown
Curiosities: A Fantasy Trip
“Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration,” at the Norman Rockwell Museum
by Nell Porter Brown
Sequestering Carbon Dioxide in Diamonds
Countering greenhouse gases by making diamonds from the sky
by Juliet Isselbacher
Harvard Art Museums Names a New Curator
Horace D. Ballard will direct American art collections at the museums.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Peabody Essex Museum’s “In American Waters”
From oceanic voyages to romping in the waves, a new exhibit explores relationships to water.
by Nell Porter Brown
Trade Cards in the Age of Invention
A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture.
by Jonathan Shaw
New Bedford
Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene
by Nell Porter Brown
Alexander Gassel’s “Painted Poetry”
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
by Nell Porter Brown
All American
The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
by Nell Porter Brown