In the aftermath of World War II, there was a shortage of paper in the U.K. So when two English friends, Harold Graham and Henry Brown, snagged a surplus of the metallic variety and started making ...
When Louis Kahn was floated as the potential architect of a new museum on Yale University’s campus, a visit was in order. One morning in April 1969, the museum’s patron, Paul Mellon, met Kahn over ...
A cultural powerhouse or a celebration of stolen artifacts from colonial times? The British Museum is a fascinating window into global culture—despite the problematic origins of many exhibits. ByDavid ...