Books
The Graphic Beauty of Vintage Bookplates
The University of British Columbia Library has digitized hundreds of highly personalized bookplates from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Allison Meier
Art
A Look at Ed Ruscha's Gift to the University of Oklahoma
Ed Ruscha donated 30 works to the University of Oklahoma's Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art that highlight his and other contemporary artists' connection to their home state.
Art
A Visit to New York City's New Subterranean Archaeological Repository
In October, the Landmarks Preservation Commission opened its new research center where New York City's archaeological collections are accessible to researchers for the first time.
Art
Captivating Objects from the Met's Sprawling Exhibition on Medieval Jerusalem
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York takes an on-the-ground view of life, war, and devotion in Jerusalem during the medieval era.
Art
An Interactive Journey Through Endangered Natural Soundscapes
Bernie Krause's "The Great Animal Orchestra" includes five soundscapes that represent the fragile natural diversity of our world.
Art
From Chuck Close to Sarah Sze, a Ride Through the Art of the Second Avenue Subway
New York's Second Avenue Subway opened on January 1 after almost a century of planning, with new art installations by Chuck Close, Sarah Sze, Vik Muniz, and Jean Shin.
Art
Celebrate New Year's with Vintage Cards of Lucky Pigs and Drunken Butterflies
Celebrate the New Year with these 19th and early 20th-century postcards, featuring lucky pigs, pensive pansies, and menacing snowmen.
Art
The First Known Photograph of the White House
A Welsh immigrant named John Plumbe, Jr., who was one of the country's first prominent professional photographers, took the daguerreotype in January 1846.
Art
Happy Public Domain Day! From Stieglitz to Severini, 12 Artists Whose Work Is Now Copyright-Free
January 1 was Public Domain Day — here's a look at artists whose work is leaving copyright behind this year (although not in the United States).
Art
Happy Public Domain Day! From Stieglitz to Severini, 12 Artists Whose Work Is Now Copyright-Free
January 1 was Public Domain Day — here's a look at artists whose work is leaving copyright behind this year (although not in the United States).
Books
Jet-Age Dreams in the Vintage Posters of Pan Am Airlines
Pan Am: History, Design & Identity, a new book by Matthias C. Hühne, retraces the distinct design history of the defunct Pan Am airlines.
Art
The Snapshots of a Globe-trotting Geographer Before Globalization
The UC Berkeley Department of Geography joined Flickr Commons and shared transfixing photographs from a world-traveling scientist.