Smithsonian Magazine

Early 20th-Century Painters Took a Radical Approach to Color

Learn about artists who pushed boundaries and explored color for color’s sake Alexandra Loske The Impressionist movement of the latter nineteenth century proved a catalyst for changing not only how we ...
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Circuses, Rallies, and Soldiers: Photographs of Early-20th-Century American Clans

E. J. Kelty, Century Photographers, “Hunt’s Three Ring Circus, Northport, Long Island, New York” (June 26, 1931) (all images courtesy W. M. Hunt / Collection Blind Pirate, New York and International ...
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Exploring twentieth-century music

I. Materials of twentieth-century music : 1. Introduction : The artist and his environment ; The arts and the artist in the twentieth century -- 2. Melody : The concept of melody ; Melodic style in ...
Foreign Affairs

The Corporation in the Twentieth Century: The History of American Business Enterprise

Langlois follows the business historian Alfred Chandler in describing the origins of the modern business enterprise in terms of technological developments. The rise to dominance of the large, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Vintage Furniture Finds from the Early 20th Century

Vintage Furniture Finds from the Early 20th Century In the early 20th century, retailers John Wanamaker and Herr, Thomas & Co courted consumers with a wide range of furnishings. Take a look back at ...
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Stunning Photographs of Early 20th Century Theater in New York

Most theatrical productions of early 20th century New York were captured by Vandamm Studio, the most prolific studio of performing arts photography at the time. Charles Weidman and Martha Graham in ...