If the "zone of intimacy" Lawrence fostered in his studio apparently caused anxiety among critics and potential clients alike, "it also piqued interest in his portraits of women and gave them a sense of spontaneity, liveliness and sensuality that his competitors could not match," one of the curators writes. more »

As the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War approaches, most Americans say the war between the North and South is still relevant to American politics and public life today. In a nation that has long endured deep racial divisions, the history of that era still elicits some strong reactions. more »

From an enchanting and inviting, vibrantly decorated, converted barn high up in the hills, so high that the Pyrenees are practically in the garden, an extraordinary woman invited me to celebrate Women’s Day. Lunch was quite simply stunning with seven nationalities at the table more »

For we women who remember the fashion of the fifties with fondness and nostalgia, George Dambier's photographs on exhibit at the Bonni Benrubi Gallery in New York City recall not only the style but the beauty of the models of that time. more »