Art + Ideas

Reflections: Lyra Kilston on Richard Neutra and Julius Shulman

An editor sees lessons in mid-century school designs

The surprising story of an unusual collaboration between a Renaissance manuscript’s scribe and its painter

A curator connects to the long struggle for civil rights

La dificultad de vivir lejos de nuestros seres queridos a través de un retrato

Understanding the difficulty of living far from loved ones through a portrait painting

The story of an ancient civilization and a modern city

A metadata specialist considers the timeless beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains

Early biographies of Leonardo shed light on the artist and the myths surrounding him

A curator relates to a drawing of a young girl learning to make lace

Why are cultural monuments important, and how to do you catalog them in a city as big as Los Angeles?

An ancient fresco of a couple in a small room reminds an educator of her time at home in lockdown

Was the removal of antiquities from China in the early 20th century simple theft or something more complicated?