As we scroll through our social media feeds today, we’re bombarded with countless images enhanced by modern photo editing tools. But the desire to perfect one’s appearance isn’t new. In the past, ...

Reimagine America dining room at Ballantine House. Ballantine House, a 19th Century beer mansion that's part of the Newark Museum of Art. Apart from the 19th Century B\W exhibit, the mansion's ...

Since Peggy’s father, Arthur Scott (John Douglas Thompson), is a pharmacist, their costuming reflects the upper-middle class norms at the time: Arthur dons perfectly tailored suits while Peggy is ...

With help from Penn State’s Center for Black Digital Research, the mural draws attention to the activism of 19th-century ...

Victoria had noticed something unusual about the desk. She did a little digging and came up with an interesting theory.

A new exhibition spotlights James Tissot, whose paintings and prints reflected women’s ever-evolving roles in Victorian society Brigit Katz - Correspondent Works like Tissot's The Convalescent (1872), ...

In 1797 the “petticoat band” showed up to vote for the New Jersey state legislature, but only on a technicality. Their impact ...