How the simple fork almost tore apart the fabric of society
The fork’s journey from reviled symbol of moral decay to utilitarian instrument is a story of power, privilege, and ...
At the New Frick, Magicians Come Out of the Woodwork
Textile weavers, tassel-makers, lighting restorers, cabinet makers and muralists forged new traditions at the sumptuous Beaux ...
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Are Hairstyles the Key to Unlocking Art History’s Most Famous Portraits?
Grand portraiture is a minefield for some noteworthy hair. Portraitists such as Thomas Gainsborough and Anthony Van Dyck paid ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
The Daring 19th-Century Reformers Who Sought to End Prostitution by Offering Financial and Emotional Support to Urban Sex Workers
Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...
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Birmingham in the 1800s: 47 incredible pictures of the life and times of Birmingham in the 19th century
From slum clearances to orphanages and onion fares - life is very different in Birmingham compared to the 1800s, but there ...
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The Sarvent Family and Their Farm: A Legacy of War, Industry, and Change
Barons of Broadway #30 The house at 311 North Broadway in Upper Nyack captures one of the longest slices of Nyack history.
Equus Magazine11d
Portrait of a lady
My mare Audie, seems like a throwback to the 19th century, but she’s the kind of horse that equestrians of any era would ...
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Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Is Returned to Greece from New York in Major Repatriation Move
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in ...
Long-Lost Klimt Portrays African Prince
The gallery selling the work, which resurfaced at the TEFAF Maastricht art fair, says a major museum is negotiating to buy it ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles ...
Exhibition on the changes in working class life over the last 35 years
This exhibition offers a picture of working-class life today. From Rene Matic’s portrait of growing up mixed race in a white ...
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This Day In History, March 19th
Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone is born in Blantyre, Scotland. He studied medicine in school with the hope of becoming a medical missionary to China, but the Opium Wars changed his ...