“I was born in Hoboken. I am an American. Photography is my passion. The search for truth my obsession.” No succession of statements in the history of photography appears so simple or resounds with ...

In 1888 the Eastman Kodak Co., casting about for an advertising slogan to sell its product, came up with "You press the button, we do the rest." The slogan worked and, with a little help from the ...

SARAH GREENOUGH, curator of photographs at the National Gallery of Art and organizer of that museum's newest exhibition, "Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown," understands that audiences may feel a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Sometimes the seemingly simplest element -- a salvaged pediment, an inscribed cornerstone, a framed architectural plate, a signed stained glass window -- will set off intense investigations through ...

In the summer of 1875, a smalltown portrait photographer in upstate New York invited an 11-year-old boy to join him in his darkroom. The youngster watched in fascination as faces slowly appeared on ...

A rare and pristine platinum print was hiding behind a faded Alfred Stieglitz print auctioned at a Connecticut estate sale last year. Alfred Stieglitz, A Venetian Courtyard (1894). Jeff Sedlik ...

Dulwich Picture Gallery today announces its 2026 exhibition programme, featuring the UK debut of Estonian artist Konrad Mägi (1878–1925) and a showcase of American city life through photography.