Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) was a woman who discovered the depth of her strength and integrity through extraordinary resilience. Her childhood was difficult; her marriage to our country’s president
Chronicles the life of Henri Matisse (1869-1954), the French artist best known for his expressive use of color and line. His work had a huge influence on avant garde art in the early twentieth century
Rembrandt is revered as a genius of painting. He infused every painting with emotion and intensity. He was also one of the great marketers and thoroughly understood the value of branding himself. Remb
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) was a towering genius in the history of Western art. Il Divino was an Italian painter, sculptor, and designer of the High Renaissance period. He made art with singu
Alexander Calder had a nomadic childhood immersed in art. His mother was a painter and both his father and grandfather were noted traditional sculptors. With all that movement in his life, it is no su
Every painting, sketch and sculpture of Charlie Russell told the story of the romance of the American West with his trademark wit and dynamic talent. He was the real deal, learning animal anatomy by
Perhaps the greatest and most influential artist of the 20th century is Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), who created in many mediums: painting, sculpting, printmaking, ceramics, stage design, poetry, and wr
Painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a founder of French impressionism, best known for his beautiful landscapes of the French countryside. The term "impressionism" was derived from the title of his pa
Mary Todd Lincoln entered her life as First Lady just as the United States was tearing itself apart and entering into the Civil War. The tragedies of this war, coupled with her personal tragedies peak
“PaPa” Ernest Hemingway lived large and made a sizable impact on literature. He was a prolific novelist, winning both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Many of his sto
For the first time in twenty-seven years, The Gardner Museum has authorized a book on the daring theft from the Museum of 13 priceless works of art, including three Rembrandts and Vermeer’s The Concer
The House at Lobster Cove is a loving testament to George Nixon Black, his house, and the secrets he held. Kragsyde, a shingle-style architectural masterpiece was built by him on the North Shore of Ma
