From LIFE to Vogue to “Shaft,” Gordon Parks brought black life into focus.
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Folks in Jericho, Vermont thought the Bentley boy was crazy to be out in the snow. Then they saw his photos.
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Native-American portraits were stuck in the past. So Matika Wilbur set out to photograph all 562 nations.
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With pride, paint, and persistence, Low Riders are “one of the greatest things that ever happened to Mexican-Americans.”
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Modern art was elitist, so Komar and Melamid asked people what they wanted. Then they painted it — by the numbers.
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Photography was losing its focus when Ansel Adams and friends founded Group f/64. And blew us all away.
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Before his “girls on rocks” became a cliche, Mayfield Parrish charmed America’s children.
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At 78, “Grandma” Moses took up painting. At 100, she was an American icon.
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An orange was an orange was. . . So California growers turned their labels into art.
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Turning an old factory into a cutting-edge art museum was just the start of Mass MoCA’s magic.
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The artists of Ant Farm planted their car craziness on the Texas Panhandle. The world came. So did The Attic.
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Glass half-blinded and nearly killed Dale Chihuly. But he became its master.
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With the Cold War looming, The Family of Man toured the world, creating a family portrait that fought the gloom.
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Dorothea Lange gave the Depression a human face, but she was more than a “one-picture photographer.”
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American food was bland until Edward McIlhenny mashed peppers with vinegar and salt. And an American icon was served.
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When the horror surfaced, Winfred Rembert carved his stories into leather. And a survivor became an artist.
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