Visual Arts Chapters

What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).

By 1860, Louis Prang is mass-producing small trade cards to introduce, or advertise, products.

Mayes' Tuscan home is named Bramasole (English translation is "yearning for the sun").

The Atlantic Forest is a forest area which once covered a great part of Brazil, but most of it is now cut-down.

During WWII, a limited federal budget fuels a successful poster campaign for war bonds and stamps.

Learn what it is like to be a soldier during the Civil War through pictures from the National Archives.

Even though the American Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, Americans practice censorship.

King George III is unwilling to compromise with the colonies in order to avoid a long and costly war. The colonists are willing to rebel to overthrow ...

See color pictures from the space telescope.

Color photos of the Great Depression provide a glimpse into the lives of people enduring hardship while still keeping love in their lives.

Some cultures consider comets as omens of disasters.

Children as well as adults must ration food and many other items.

Take a virtual tour of Cortona, a town in the region of Italy known as Tuscany.

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