Treasure

Pony Plunges

Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea

by Max J. Krupnick

Martian Grass

What lead, chromium, and oxygen can do

by Christopher Reed

Dancing School

A professor's passion reveals how one learned to dance in Jane Austen's day.

by Christopher Reed

War and Peace

A stained-glass window in Harvard's Memorial Hall

by Christopher Reed

Masterpiece Pieces

Investigators construct a virtual Italian Renaissance altarpiece.

by Christopher Reed

Art in the Wrack

Seaweed and seaside scenes of Martha’s Vineyard

by Christopher Reed

Love Nest

The most romantic tent in town

by Christopher Reed

Warrior Artists

Lakota drawings inspire a dramatic exhibition.

by Christopher Reed

Pith Paper

On Tetrapanax papyriferum and Chinese art

A Lover's Picnic

The late Stuart Cary Welch was a connoisseur of lovers’ picnics and the world of Persian and Indian art.

The Children of Noah

A map showing “The Dispersal of the Children of Noah,” in an exhibit at the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, reflects dispute by Puritan theologian Hugh Broughton...