Snatched from time is the phrase David How used to refer to his taking of the life of Othello Church. It's also what the gallows did to How.
Wilson Bentley was fascinated by snowflake design, aesthetically and scientifically. His example should serve as an inspiration to all.
The editor takes a look at famed artist Thomas Cole's work relating to WNY.
When photography was still a revolutionary art and science, C.D. Arnold gained notoriety among architects by capturing the great buildings of Europe and America on film. Arnold worked out of Buffalo for much of his life, photographing, among other things, the Pan-American Exposition of 1901.
Thomas LeClair's 1853 Buffalo Newsboy is an epitome of 19th century American genre art.
The Albright-Knox lost more than some pieces of art when it decided to sell part of its "permanent" collection.
After joining the British Navy at age 12 and eventually rising to Captain, Frederick Marryat became a prolific writer, befriending the likes of Charles Dickens and helping to pioneer the sea story genre. Read his impressions of Buffalo in 1837.
New York Yankee legend Joe McCarthy may have gained his fame in the Bronx but he made his home near Buffalo. The Master and his wisdom are remembered.
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Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this photography book showing the end result of the restoration of the Art Nouveau murals in the North Park Theatre.
Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this unique collection of the most intense & beautiful winter icescapes-captured during the incredible winter months of 2019.