For 40 years, a large full-length painting of George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States, at the end of the Battle of Princeton (1777), had been welcoming guests to the ...

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has named a new curator of historical American art. Lea C. Stephenson, a specialist in 18th and 19th century American art who was partially trained in ...

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

First lady Melania Trump returned to the White House in January with a new look, but when it comes to interior design, she’s ...

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

The US president dissolved the committee in an executive order reversing Joe Biden’s own executive order reviving it ...

Melania Trump and her interior designer, Tham Kannalikham, have been redecorating the White House since the second Trump administration was inaugurated - here's a look at the changes the building has ...

King Charles pictured in January 2025 (Getty Images) “It’s astonishing, really, what has been put into practice since publication of the original book, 15 years ago, and how many of those ...

Ron Charles writes about books and publishing for The Washington Post. For a dozen years, he enjoyed teaching American literature and critical theory in the Midwest. Before moving to the District ...

King Charles III became monarch of the United Kingdom in September 2022 upon the death of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Previously known as the Prince of Wales, Charles has been married to ...