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Topic Archives:Art & Literature

Forbes sketch of William Jackson

The Poignant Tale Behind a Celebrated Civil War Sketch

by George Skoch3/18/20242/22/2024

To artist Edwin Forbes, William Jackson of the 12th New York was an everyman Union soldier, a “solemn lad… toughened by campaigning.” There was much more to Jackson’s story.

To Depict the Frontier Era with Authenticity, This Artist Walks in the Footsteps of Mountain Men

by Ted Franklin Belue3/1/20242/8/2024
japanese-rabbit-helmet

Why A Rabbit Appears On This Japanese Samurai Helmet

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher2/9/20242/9/2024

Review: Donald L. Miller’s ‘Masters of the Air’

by Stephan Wilkinson2/2/20242/2/2024
belly-dancer-troops-ww2

Did Egyptian Belly Dancers Act As Spies in World War II?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher1/22/20241/22/2024

Why Symbols Were Essential To Battle Shields

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher1/4/20241/4/2024
A North Vietnamese poster from 1968 shows VC fighters “determined to beat the American enemy.” A shot-down U.S. pilot lies in the foreground while an American jet crashes in the distance.

During the Vietnam War, These Colorful Posters Aimed to Win Hearts and Minds

by Larry Porges1/3/20241/3/2024
shakespeare-theatre-king-henry-v-castle

This Ornery Knight Inspired Shakespeare’s Falstaff

by Jon Guttman12/28/202312/28/2023
Photo of a “walkies” doll toy.

The “Wilson Walkie”—a Cottage Industry Answer to Mattel

by Dana B. Shoaf12/26/202312/20/2023

An Inside Look At 100 Years of Honoring America’s War Dead

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/19/202312/19/2023

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