A new book explores how painters, sculptors and writers, especially women and people of color, used their craft to advocate ...

Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History This hand-colored ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United States. STANDING UNITEDGeorge Washington, standing at right, presides over the ...