"He is of imposing appearance . . . tall, with square shoulders . . . eyes of deep gray, and couchant, as if ready to spring at the least rustling. . . ." So John ...

And there is a lot. In 1996 the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) bought Washington's daguerreotype of John Brown, the earliest known likeness ( Smithsonian, August 1997). Public response was so ...

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925 ... But before he became the hottest portrait painter in France – and eventually the UK and the US – Sargent had to establish himself as both a member of ...

CQ Brown Jr., the second Black general to serve as chairman ... delay the process and show that they are fighting Trump’s policies. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., set up the early morning ...

“The jumping off point is the John Singer Sargent portrait “Madame X” from the ... For her piece, Smith used brown packaging paper and cotton thread to create oversized earrings.

Royal authorities wanted to send some Colonial lawbreakers to Britain for trial. That incensed Americans, especially ...

Through March 29, 2026: "Ms. Destiny" — Center for Colorado Women's History, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, go online for prices: ...

King James VI & I – who was Scotland’s monarch from 1567 to 1603 and King of England and Ireland between 1603 and 1625 – could ...

Summit County Historical Society is hosting a hike and ceremony to commemorate the 225th birthday of abolitionist John Brown ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - An assessment of restoring the historic Mayhew Cabin and John Brown’s Cave site in Nebraska City estimates it would cost in excess of $20 million to make it a ...