NOT JUST A PRE-RAPHAELITE: Rediscovering John Everett Millais

By Jason Rosenfeld

The co-curator of this season’s retrospective explains what made Millais so exceptional.

AN AMERICAN QUAKER COLLECTS THE PRE-RAPHAELITES: Samuel Bancroft’s Unique Journey

By Margaretta S. Frederick

America’s greatest trove of Pre-Raphaelite art is examined by the curator who knows it best.

“BEFORE THE SILENT SMILE OF NATURE’S GOD”: The Transcendental Landscapes of Christopher Pearse Cranch

By Nancy Stula

The organizer of this 19th-century American master’s first retrospective surveys his oeuvre.

SOVIET SOCIALIST REALISM—In Utah

By Vern G. Swanson

The Springville Museum of Art’s director reveals why his state is exploring this fresh terrain.

AND MORE SOVIET ART—In Minnesota

By Kelly Compton

Minneapolis’s Museum of Russian Art unveils the first retrospective of Geli Khorzev (b. 1925).

THE MOSCOW WORLD FINE ART FAIR: Observing a Field, and a Country, in Transition

By Peter Trippi

This spring Russia’s key art fair offered insights into a rapidly changing market.

DESTINATION ART: A Hudson River Town Sheds Light on Edward Hopper’s Art

By Sheila Hollihan-Elliot

The president of the Hopper House Art Center shows us his hometown of Nyack, New York.

ARTISTS MAKING THEIR MARK: Three to Watch

Discover the immense talents of Emily Buchanan, Adrian Gottlieb, and Gundula Jacobs.

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR: Painting Nature Now

By Matthias Anderson

A thrilling array of gifted landscapists are flourishing in the U.S. today.

HIDDEN COLLECTION: Atlanta’s Schlossberg Collection

By Peter Trippi

Michael and Lana Schlossberg have acquired French drawings and sculptures of superb quality.