Over the past year, a comparatively obscure 19th-century painting by a little-known French-German artist has captured the imagination of audiences across social media, drawing viewers in through ...

As summer dwindles away and back-to-school time approaches, an exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum looks at life around the schoolhouse in the 19th century. The exhibit -- called ...

White - Author, A House Built by Slaves ... courtesy of the Allen County Public Library In the mid-19th century, election ballots were created by political parties, not the government.

Now to NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg, who has the backstory on a 19th-century masterpiece on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art ... room for Mom in his house.