EditorialThe American Civil Liberties Union took root in the defense of conscientious objectors to World War I and Americans accused of Communist sympathies after the Russian Revolution. (Ting Shen/The New York Times)
EditorialSir Robert Wingfield shown kneeling in the attitude of prayer dressed in plate armour and heraldic surcoat. Drawing of a donor image on a stained glass window in East Harling church, Norfolk. Sir Robert Wingfield was a Yorkist knight, and in token of h...
Editorial?, ??, ???, ?, Cat and Butterfly, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 19th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 52 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (133.4 x 65.4 cm), Paintings, Xu Gu (Chinese, 1823?1896), Zhu Xubai joined the Imperial Army in 1851, but findi...
Editorial? ??, ???, ??, Sailing in Autumn, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1893, China, Album leaf; ink and color on paper, 14 1/8 x 35 7/8 in. (35.9 x 91.1 cm), Paintings, Xu Gu (Chinese, 1823?1896), Zhu Xubai joined the imperial army in 1851, but, finding tha...