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

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

A new collection brings legendary works by midcentury designers to a wider audience for the first time in decades.

Explore the architectural evolution of gas stations from basic refueling points to multifunctional urban hubs in response to ...

Algorithms are rewriting the codes of contemporary aesthetics: they favor what’s viral and shareable, generating images ...

Now, skip forward from the founding to mid-20th-century America, and let’s see how Trump compares with two other presidents. First, Lee Hockstader recently spent a day at Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

The iconic American artist's connection to Kuerner Farm, the subject of a traveling show in North Carolina, was haunted by death.

The country’s objects and ideas, including matcha and emojis, that have had an outsize influence on the world.

Jobs in the service sector have long driven the US economy, despite the image of a mid-20th century America as a country backed by manufacturers. The service sector employed 57% of private sector ...

It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.

American fashion designer Thom Browne is known for a slightly ... an illuminated panel ceiling; and mid-century furnishings—including a desk— by Paul McCobb, Maison Jansen and George Nakashima.

Art Deco may be hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Its architecture is at once angular—associated with shapes ...