James Baldwin was more than just a gifted writer, a passionate artisan of prose: he was the conscience of America during his lifetime (1924–87), a disillusioned observer of its corrupted spirit. Born and raised in Harlem, he wrote beautiful, heart-rending … Continued

Cy Twombly, one of the greatest painters of 20th century, died at the age of 83 in 2011 in Rome, where he lived when not in the United States, merging as he did the origins of Mediterranean culture with Abstract … Continued