In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this quilting tradition

Within the vast collections at the American Antiquarian Society there is a particularly interesting assortment of items that offer a unique glimpse into ...

Louis Hughes, circa 1897. FromThirty Years a Slave from Bondage to Freedom. Louis Hughes (1832–1913) was born enslaved near Charlottesville, Virginia. ...