EditorialPresident Joe Biden stops to speak to reporters on the South Lawn upon arriving back at the White House in Washington, following a visit to Camp David, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Al Drago/The New York Times)
EditorialAltar to the Hand (Ikegobo), late 18th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Bronze, H. 8 1/4 x Diam. 10 1/8 in. (21 x 25.7 cm), Metal-Sculpture, In the royal kingdom of Benin, cylindrical 'altars to the hand,' or ikegobo, are created to celeb...
EditorialNew York Yankees' Roger Clemens during the American League Division Series Game 3 against Cleveland Indians in New York, on Oct. 10, 2007. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden, on his way to Delaware, boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Oct. 21, 2022. (Al Drago/The New York Times)
EditorialBiden’s 1987 campaign for president was brought down by revelations that he had exaggerated his academic accomplishments and plagiarized parts of a speech. (Keith Meyers/The New York Times)
EditorialA picture at the home of Del Ballard shows him working at the Hanford Site where plutonium was enriched for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, in Richland, Wash., Aug. 9, 2022. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Four Accomplishments. Kano Tsunenobu; Japanese, 1636-1713. Date: 1636-1713. Dimensions: 31 x 534.5 cm (12 3/16 x 210 7/16 in.). Ink and colors on silk. Origin: Japan.
EditorialTopping a Flight of Rails, and Coming Well into the Next Field, plate two from Insdispensable Accomplishments. Sir Robert Frankland (English, 1784-1849); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1811. Dimensions: 190 ? 270 mm (image)...
EditorialArchery (Sha), from the series "Informal Versions of the Six Accomplishments in the Floating World (Ukiyoe rikugei ryaku)". Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1768-1780. Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialCutting and Sewing (Tachinui), from the series "Collection of of Fashionable Accomplishments (Furyu shogei zukushi)". Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1765-1777. Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialFacing a Brook, plate five from Indispensable Accomplishments. Sir Robert Frankland (English, 1784-1849); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1811. Dimensions: 189 ? 270 mm (image); 213 ? 294 mm (plate); 231 ? 326 mm (sheet). Ha...
EditorialSwishing at a Rasper, plate six from Indispensable Accomplishments. Sir Robert Frankland (English, 1784-1849); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1811. Dimensions: 189 ? 269 mm (image); 213 ? 294 mm (plate); 236 ? 330 mm (sheet...
EditorialGoing In and Out Clever, plate four from Insidspensable Accomplishments. Sir Robert Frankland (English, 1784-1849); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1811. Dimensions: 187 ? 270 mm (image); 211 ? 294 mm (plate); 230 ? 326 mm (...
EditorialCharging an Ox-fence, plate three from Indispensable Accomplishments. Sir Robert Frankland (English, 1784-1849); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1811. Dimensions: 190 ? 270 mm (image); 214 ? 294 mm (plate); 230 ? 325 mm (she...
EditorialPainting (Ga), from an untitled series of the four accomplishments. Utagawa Toyoharu; Japanese, 1735-1814. Date: 1767-1780. Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 14 in. Color woodblock print; o-oban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialPainting, from the series "Fashionable Versions of the Four Accomplishments (Furyu kinkishoga)". Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1768-1780. Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialKoto (Kin), from an untitled series of the four accomplishments. Utagawa Toyoharu; Japanese, 1735-1814. Date: 1767-1780. Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 14 in. Color woodblock print; o-oban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialBaluster Vase with Women Performing the "Four Accomplishments" and Children in a Garden. China. Date: 1662-1722. Dimensions: H. 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.); diam. 19.0 cm (7 1/2 in.). Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. Origin: China.