For two portraitists, fashioning an acceptable painting of the opinionated, hyperactive Theodore Roosevelt ... second attempt was made by John Singer Sargent. After Roosevelt became annoyed ...

John Singer Sargent, the iconic American painter behind some of Boston’s most beautiful murals, is severely underrated, and it goes back to the Victorian era. I’m here to give him his due.

“The jumping off point is the John Singer Sargent portrait “Madame X” from the 1880s and also Amy Sherald’s portrait of ...

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw is a masterpiece by John Singer Sargent. It portrays a Victorian woman in a bold, modern manner. On December 29th, 1888, John Singer Sargent went to the Lyceum Theatre in London ...

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On October 14, 1912, shortly before the presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt was shot at a campaign rally. The bullet was impeded by a copy of Roosevelt's speech and his glasses case.

A prolific painter and draughtsman, Sargent was a leading portraitist of his generation, famed for evoking the luxury and elegance of wealthy Edwardian society. Sargent was born into an expatriate ...

76.2 x 61 cm. (30 x 24 in.) ...

Theodore Roosevelt became a national hero after leading a voluntary cavalry, the Rough Riders, in the Spanish-American War. After, the former assistant naval secretary served as New York governor ...

Revered hard rock guitarist John Sykes, who was best known for his work in Thin Lizzy and the multiplatinum-selling glam rock group Whitesnake, has died at age 65. The following statement was ...