The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

What, then, is Venetian art and American art? That’s a different question. Some art affirms the values of the society. That was the case in the Venetian Republic. And in some other societies ...

By Holland Cotter Lisa Schiff acknowledges stealing millions from major collectors who trusted her to buy them fashionable art. By Sarah Maslin Nir His Brutalist buildings, praised during the ...

The letters here, from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, show that an artist might put pen to paper just as he or she would apply a line to a drawing. For each artist, a leading authority ...

In a social media post, North Carolina Parks and Recreation shared a poignant photo of an American flag atop the Chimney Rock State Park overlook in Rutherford County. The photo also provides a ...

A video of Trump using a permanent marker to sign an American flag during one of his 9/11 campaign stops, went viral on ...

A sweeping show at the Met focuses on the Tuscan city’s pivotal role in Renaissance art, where painters such as Duccio and Simone Martini depicted religious scenes in vibrant detail and with ...

Delegates wear suits adorned with stars and stripes, dresses with American flag patterns, and blouses featuring bald eagles ...

A distressed property is a home at risk of foreclosure, currently owned by a bank, or repossessed by a mortgage lender. Have you heard of a distressed property? No, it’s not a character or style ...

The Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest-rate cut this week could provide some breathing space to distressed companies, according to Howard Ehrenberg, a partner at law firm Greenspoon Marder ...

The Smithsonian’s museums display objects from our collections that span the breadth of art and design from the ancient to the modern-day, from the whimsical to the practical. Along with our ...