A profound appreciation for the paintings of Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer unites these three people—and many others.

Johannes Vermeer's life might be missing many details, but what we do know helps us understand this extraordinary Dutch painter.

The doubling in Johnson’s photograph recalls the paired images of Emmett Till, but it imagines him alive and thriving.

What do we know about the soldier who inspired the drummer in Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial?

Find out where artist the abstract painter was born, went to school, and lived.

Carrie Mae Weems's series of seven photographs reframes a Civil War memorial to create a complex and compelling narrative about African American history.

Ming Smith’s photography opens paths to healing.