Art History Lost Lincoln Portrait From Teddy Roosevelt’s Office Reemerges After a Century The work hung in the White House for six years. By Vittoria Benzine, Apr 16, 2026
Art History The Incredible Story of Edmonia Lewis, America’s First Black and Indigenous International Art Star Tourists flocked Lewis's studio, but she died in obscurity. Now, she's back in the spotlight. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 14, 2026
Art History Lost-Lost Film by French Cinema Pioneer Turns Up in Michigan The 45-second film was donated to the Library of Congress, which has digitized the clip. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 13, 2026
Art History How a Hopi Potter Named Nampeyo Became a 19th-Century Art Star Nampeyo revived ancient Hopi ceramics—and reshaped the course of modern craft. Now she's back in the spotlight. By Katie White, Apr 10, 2026
Art History Why Was Sarah Miriam Peale, Pioneering Member of America’s First Art Dynasty, Left Behind? She was arguably the first professional woman artist in America—yet almost no one knows her name. That's starting to change. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 9, 2026
Art History America’s First Black Professional Artist Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight Joshua Johnson forged a path as a professional painter and left a legacy that continues to reshape how we think about American art history. By Annikka Olsen, Apr 8, 2026
Art History Lost Cecil Beaton and Lee Miller Photos Turn Up in Old Scrapbook Compiled by the photographers' assistant, the book has been acquired by the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford. By Vittoria Benzine, Apr 7, 2026
Art History They Painted the American West. History Painted Them Out Beyond the myths cowboys and conquest, a new exhibition uncovers alternate visions of the American West painted and photographed by women. By Katie White, Apr 7, 2026
Art History Rare Portraits Reveal How Elizabeth I Turned Image Into Power A new exhibition at London's Philip Mould & Company unpacks the image-making behind the queen's reign. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 6, 2026
Art History How Dalí’s Amber Varnish May Have Caused This Painting to Decay A new study has found the artist's choice of varnish may have degraded "The Temptation of Saint Anthony." By Vittoria Benzine, Apr 3, 2026
Art History Is This a Real Rembrandt? One Art Historian Thinks So The painting, long-believed a copy, is now on view at the Art Institute of Chicago. By Vittoria Benzine, Mar 30, 2026
Art History Mystery Portrait of Black Woman Finally Identified After Six-Year Search The Art Gallery of Ontario bought the unknown painting at auction in 2020, before embarking on years of research into its sitter. By Richard Whiddington, Mar 25, 2026
Art History Rubens’s Epic Medici Cycle Gets a Glow Up at the Louvre Conservators will transform the Medici Gallery into a working studio to restore and analyze the Baroque artist's iconic 24-canvas series. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 25, 2026
Art History Monumental Bellini Altarpiece Undergoes Major Restoration in Public View The painting has been deemed too fragile to move. By Richard Whiddington, Mar 23, 2026
Art History The Women Artists Who Turned Ireland’s Saints Into National Icons In 1902, the Yeats sisters founded Dun Emer Press and Guild with Evelyn Gleeson—and created a new visual language for the Irish nation. By Katie White, Mar 16, 2026
