Family Portrait
Portraits of distant relatives survive a married couple’s home reorganization, the subjects’ friendship in life an inspiration for the future.
Snow in the Concert Hall
Composers John Cage and R. Murray Schafer sculpt sound into moments that evade on-demand consumption. What can we learn from sound that will not be harnessed?
The Lewis Chessmen, Deer Antler, and a French Bulldog
“What could I make with antler?” I recalled the Lewis Chessmen and figured I could attempt to carve a set myself, although I’ve never worked with antler as a medium before. I had no pretensions that it would be even close to the famed Lewis set. In the end, the design was mine, a unique variant of classic.
An Itch for Things Remote
From ‘Moby Dick’ to Frank Stella, a writer looks to art of the sea for inspiration.
Grass Grew on the Sidewalks
The dream of visiting Harper Lee’s world leads to reconnecting with a grandmother.
Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico
Lessons from a master in living with beauty: Georgia O’Keeffe’s home beckons for a 15-hour drive across the American Southwest.
The Craft That Serves the Art
A chance Google search leads to a nearly 600-mile drive to see the details in Lilian Broca’s mosaics.
Seventeen Ways of Looking at the Mona Lisa
We asked writers and artists to show us what the ‘Mona Lisa’ means in today’s selfie-seeking, Kardashianized world.
You Have Changed Me Forever
The role of a lifetime plunges an actor into one of the deadliest chapters of American history.
To Bobby, With Love
The last single person among her friends, a young woman recognizes herself in Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Company’.
