George Caleb Bingham: Missouri’s Painter of Populism
When his home state was a political borderland, artist's most famous works celebrated frontier democracy
Book Review: Photographing Texas
Texas historian Richard Selcer presents images from "Fort Worth Five" photographer John Swartz and brothers
Fighting Fascism on the Silver Screen
Resistance isn't always glorious in real life, nor in Jean-Pierre Melville's 'Army of Shadows.'
Elaine Horwitch: The Mother of Southwest Pop
The Tucson Museum of Art honors the art dealer who had a big hand in fostering new Western art
Charles E. Rankin: Bound to the Western Story
The retired University of Oklahoma Press chief editor isn’t about to ride off into the sunset
Martha Gellhorn: Writer, Warrior, Witness
Journalist and novelist railed against injustice, covered combat—and gave Ernest Hemingway the boot
American History Reviews: The King of Tin Pan Alley
Composer's greatest gift was an ear for the simple and the sweet
California Artist Rick Hill: King of the Hill
He’s earned kudos for his Western and wildlife sculpture and has high hopes for his oil paintings
The Artist Who Dared to Take On the Nazis From Their Earliest Days
Grosz and Hitler were equally traumatized by Germany’s defeat—but they coped in wildly divergent ways.
Libbie Custer’s Literary Love Affair With Her Late Husband
For nearly six decades after Little Big Horn, George Custer's widow burnished the general's reputation and wrote movingly of reconciliation with former foes
John Trumbull: Artist of the Revolutionary Generation
American painting style grew out of heroic scenes, martyrs' deaths, and massive historic murals
Book Review: Eanger Irving Couse
Virginia Couse Leavitt reveals her grandfather Eanger Couse, famed for his Southwest landscapes and Indian portraits
What Shouldn’t Be Seen
Hovering somewhere between oral history and crafted nonfiction, "Last Witnesses" by Svetlana Alexievich packs a devastating emotional punch
Walt Whitman Celebrated Himself, and Made Sure the Public Knew It
Obscure poet ginned up fake reviews, posed for sexy photos, and used a private Emerson quote as a blurb
Renaissance Birdman: Sculptor Greg Woodard
Woodard blends a fascination with birds, other wildlife and history with his skills as a master sculptor
