Stories for February 2010

Snow. It's All About Snow

February 10, 2010

Robert Singletary's Snow on the Chesapeake Bay. Click on image for larger view. Snow. Need I say more? The Smithsonian has been closed since Friday afternoon; schools are closed this entire week; and snow is piled a mile high (okay,...

The Best of Ask Joan of Art: The Lincoln Memorial

February 4, 2010

This post is part of an ongoing series here on Eye Level: The Best of Ask Joan of Art. Begun in 1993, Ask Joan of Art is the longest running arts-based electronic reference service in the country. Behind Joan's shield...

All Eyes on Haiti: Loïs Mailou Jones

February 2, 2010

Loïs Mailou Jones's Eglise Saint Joseph For almost a week now I have been trying to write about the devastating earthquake in Haiti from the point of view of art and culture, but it didn't seem right—or, at least, not...