By the mid-19th century, the proud young country wanted a voice of its own. Over the next 50 years, it produced one.

Mid-century modern design is hard to pin down. As soon as you think you have grasped it, it re-invents itself. Unlike the ...

The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced ... from the papers of the tastemakers who advanced the aesthetic ...