This is the grave of Edvard Munch. Born in 1864 in Loten, Norway, near the Swedish border, Munch grew up genteel but poor, the son of a military doctor. His.
This is the grave of Robert Mapplethorpe. Born in 1946 in Floral Park, Queens, Mapplethorpe grew up pretty well off. His father was an electrical engineer. He graduated from high.
This is a super fascinating 1988 film where the famous British artist David Hockney takes us through two Chinese scrolls to show how perspective in different cultures works. One is.
C45BXM Hitler, propaganda postcard. Image shot 1935. Exact date unknown. This is just downright fascinating. In the final days of the Second World War, a train loaded with relics of.
This is the grave of Gilbert Stuart. Born in 1755 in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, Stuart grew up in comfortable circumstances. I've driven by this house hundreds of times as it.
Here's a statue that definitely doesn't need to come down. For centuries, in a picturesque Tuscan town near the Mediterranean coast, legions of pilgrims came to venerate one of Christendom’s.
This is the grave of Norman Rockwell. Born in 1894 in New York City, Rockwell grew up in general comfort, as his father worked for a prominent textile firm. He.
I'm in Mexico City for the month. Because of the problems of Mexico generally, lots of people forget that Mexico City is a genuinely world class city. Among the many.
