THE ADVERTISEMENT SHOWED ONLY a brush—like you might use to polish your shoes—and a price of $500. Not a very effective sales promotion, perhaps, but an oddly appropriate epitaph for a simple, yet ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Like Henry Ford, automobile ...

In the 1930s, Detroit-based graphic artist Arthur Radebaugh was turning out illustrations with buildings that looked like the grille of the current Chrysler PT Cruiser. In an airbrush drawing from the ...