"Bad art succeeds where good art fails," might be the lesson from Sarah Jones's fascinating exploration of Thomas Kinkade's ...

For many, the American flag represents freedom and national pride — but some argue it’s taken on a role more like a religious icon. This video unpacks how the flag is used in rituals, public ...

Left: Sam Gilliam, Swing, 1969, acrylic and aluminum on canvas, 119 5⁄8 x 283 1⁄2 in. (303.8 x 720.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Edwin Janss, Jr., 197. Right: Alison Saar ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has completely revamped its modern and contemporary art galleries. The space—which is home to one of the museum’s most popular pieces, Nam June Paik’s “ Electronic ...

That's because the flag on an American servicemember's uniform is backward. That is to say, the canton (the top left corner), which houses the blue field of 50 white stars, is in the upper right.

At the Phoenix ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in August 2009, a woman named Ibo brought in a painting titled Silberne Sterne (Silver Stars) by Lyonel Feininger, an American-born artist who spent most of his ...